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Yang Jia’s mother receives notice of his ashes

On Monday, Sound Of Hope was contacted by the father of Yang Jia, a Beijing resident who was secretly executed on November 24th by Shanghai law officials after he killed six police officers. His father said Yang’s mother received notification two weeks ago from officials regarding her son’s ashes, and that she would need to wait a few more days.

Yang’s mother was contacted by the neighbourhood committee and the police station two weeks ago about Yang’s ashes and was told to wait a few days. She says officials from the Beijing Politburo contacted Shanghai officials to secure the ashes.

Yang’s father says that since her return on November 24th, their home has been under 24 hour surveillance by guards on rotating shifts and she is followed when she goes out, even if it’s just to for grocery shopping.

Yang’s father says his mother was affected by the incident involving her son and was then forcibly sent to a psychiatric ward for four months. She still needs time to recover from her ordeal. He passed on a message from Yang’s mother thanking all those who’ve thought of her and wished her well.

Yang Jia, originally from Beijing was accused by Shanghai Public Security officers of stealing a bicycle while holidaying in the city. He was brutally beaten by police while in custody, even having his genitals injured in the process. After futile attempts at petitioning to officials, on July 1st this year, he broke into the Zhabei branch of the Shanghai Bureau of Public Security armed with a small knife, and killed six policemen.

After his arrest, his plight drew widespread sympathy from bloggers around China, and he was hailed a modern day hero. On November 26th, he was secretly executed by Shanghai Public Security and Shanghai Court officials who went against normal legal protocols. Afraid of a public backlash, the Communist officials did not return Yang’s ashes to his mother until now.

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