Article: Whistleblowers sent to mental ward, Chinese paper says

Andrew Jacobs The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
12-09-2008
Whistleblowers sent to mental ward, Chinese paper says
Byline: Andrew Jacobs The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 2
Section: NEWS

BEIJING --

Huang Yuanxi contributed research.

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Local officials in Shandong Province have apparently found a cost- effective way to deal with gadflies, whistleblowers and all manner of muckraking citizens who dare to challenge the authorities: dispatch them to the local psychiatric hospital.

According to an investigative report published Monday by a state- owned newspaper, public security officials in Xintai city have been institutionalizing residents who persist in their ...

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