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Nov 4, 2009
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BEIJING - A PHOTO showing a plainclothes policeman pulling a naked woman by the hair during a prostitution bust in central China has caused outrage on the Internet, where it has been widely circulated. The photo was one of a series taken by local media covering a police raid on prostitution and gambling dens in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, said the official China Daily, which also published the controversial picture. 'Police in the mainland grab a person's hair in the process of law enforcement, and forcefully take naked photos by violent means,' one online user said Wednesday on popular web portal Chinaren. 'This is a criminal offence - much more serious than prostitution!' A video clip of the raid, also widely available online, shows the plainclothes policeman bash down a door in what appears to be an upscale massage parlour. 'How many have you had tonight?' the policeman says to a naked woman sitting down on the floor - an alleged prostitute - as a client, also naked, crouches near her. The hair-pulling incident only appears in the still photo, not the video. A spokeswoman at the Zhengzhou police bureau, who refused to be named, told AFP an investigation into the case was ongoing, but refused to provide any further details. -- AFP
Nov 4, 2009
Naked photo triggers outrage <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- show image if available -->
BEIJING - A PHOTO showing a plainclothes policeman pulling a naked woman by the hair during a prostitution bust in central China has caused outrage on the Internet, where it has been widely circulated. The photo was one of a series taken by local media covering a police raid on prostitution and gambling dens in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, said the official China Daily, which also published the controversial picture. 'Police in the mainland grab a person's hair in the process of law enforcement, and forcefully take naked photos by violent means,' one online user said Wednesday on popular web portal Chinaren. 'This is a criminal offence - much more serious than prostitution!' A video clip of the raid, also widely available online, shows the plainclothes policeman bash down a door in what appears to be an upscale massage parlour. 'How many have you had tonight?' the policeman says to a naked woman sitting down on the floor - an alleged prostitute - as a client, also naked, crouches near her. The hair-pulling incident only appears in the still photo, not the video. A spokeswoman at the Zhengzhou police bureau, who refused to be named, told AFP an investigation into the case was ongoing, but refused to provide any further details. -- AFP
