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Police to detain those attempt suicide on high-rises
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-05-18 11:52

Police in Xi'an, capital of the northwestern province of Shaanxi, has announced they would detain or fine people who attempt suicide on high-rise public facilities.

The police said the climbing of public facilities, where climbers threatened to commit suicide for personal interests," disturbs public order and produces a negative impact on society."

Suicide attempts made on high-rises are not rare recently in the country, usually by people who failed in civil disputes, or suffered for various reasons like lovelorn people.

Most of them did not really want to kill themselves, but hoped their suicide declaration could rouse the public and media attention and, hopefully, governmental interference in the handling of their personal concerns or plight.

Suicide attempts were usually made at high buildings like power transmission towers, telecom towers, water towers or scaffoldings.

In a recent case in mid-April, a male construction worker climbed on a high-voltage tower in Beijing, claiming he would jump unless his boss paid his defaulted salaries of two months. He finally got his money but was taken in custody by police for investigation.

According to the announcement, the police, obliged to rescue, will detain those who attempt suicide for as long as 15 days, fine a maximum of 200 yuan (US$24) or give an official warning, in accordance with the Regulations Governing Offenses Against Public Order of the People's Republic of China.

 
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