Punish all involved in discipline official's murder

Fan Jiadong, a Party discipline official at Qing'an, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, died in hospital after he was attacked in the street by a group of masked men. The attack happened after he went to Beijing to report the corruption of local officials, who say they have made no progress in discovering the identity of the attackers. Comments:

There is yet no solid evidence, but it is an essential clue that Fan reported local officials' corruption before being attacked. Will the local police, who themselves might be involved in the corruption, investigate his death properly? It is necessary for higher level police to intervene so as to ensure a fair investigation. The higher authorities also need to accelerate a disciplinary investigation into the corruption, so that local officials get their deserved punishments if they are found to be corrupt.

Southern Metropolis Daily, June 10

We live in the Internet age but the leading officials of Qing'an seem to be still living in the Stone Age. Even though all media outlets nationwide rushed to this northeastern county, the local officials still claim they know nothing about the incident and behave as rudely as bandits.

Beijing News, June 10

There are police cameras on almost every street, so there is no excuse for the local police to say they do not know who attacked Fan. Not only his attackers should be punished, any police officers that are trying to protect them also deserve punishing. And the local officials, if found to be corrupt, should be taken to court.

people.com.cn, June 10