News Sites Delete Story About Jia Jiuxiang, Official Who Died in Communist Party Custody

On April 25, 2013, the state-sponsored Global Times published an English language article entitled " Official Dies in Custody, Family Wants Answers ." An excerpt: The family of a senior court official from the city of Sanmenxia (三门峡), Henan Province who died Tuesday while being detained by the city's commission for discipline inspection, said his body was bruised and is demanding a thorough investigation. Jia Jiuxiang (贾九翔), who was vice president of the Sanmenxia City Intermediate People's Court, was detained on April 12 and died 11 days later after being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. The court and the commission declined to discuss Jia's cause of death or reveal why he was in custody when reached by the Global Times. Jia's son, Jia Tianran, told the Global Times that he believes his father was tortured and beaten to death, as his father's body was covered with bruises and his wrists showed signs of being tightly bound. On April 24,