The female official who reinstated the red code for depositors is not in compliance with the procedure and is suspected of violating the law

According to relevant media reports, Zhang Linlin, a Zhengzhou official who was punished for arbitrarily assigning red codes to rural bank depositors, has quietly taken office as the Party Secretary of Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism several months ago. A staff member stated that he took office in March 2024.

After the news came out, many people were puzzled and felt that it was too abnormal. Everyone is speculating, does Zhang Linlin have a strong background or particularly strong abilities? Or perhaps the Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism can no longer find a more suitable leader than her?

When it comes to Zhang Linlin, we cannot ignore the red code incident in Zhengzhou, Henan in 2022.

In April 2022, the COVID-19 epidemic was not over yet. The depositors of four banks, including Xinminsheng Rural Bank in Zhengzhou, Henan and Huimin Rural Bank in Shangcai, suddenly found that they couldn't withdraw the money they had saved.

It's really not easy for ordinary people to earn money these days, it's all hard-earned money and hard-earned money. So hundreds of depositors rushed straight to Zhengzhou, ready to demand an explanation.

Unexpectedly, just as everyone was preparing to collectively protect their rights, they discovered that the health code on their phones had coincidentally turned red.

You should know that during the epidemic, once the health code turns red, it becomes difficult to move forward.

Hundreds of people who are preparing to protect their rights have their health codes turned red at the same time, which is definitely a problem. Someone is using this method to obstruct their rights protection behavior.

Later, it was found that the mastermind behind the red code incident was Zhang Linlin, who was then the Secretary of the Zhengzhou Youth League Committee and the Deputy Director of the Social Control Guidance Department of the Municipal Epidemic Prevention and Control Command. It was her unauthorized decision to grant red codes to some depositors who were protecting their rights.

This incident caused a lot of trouble at that time and had a very negative social impact. Zhang Linlin also received a serious warning within the party and a disciplinary action of demotion in government affairs as a result.

Of course, it is also possible that Zhang Linlin was just a scapegoat at that time, and she may have carried out some task assigned by the higher authorities.

According to the Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalties for Public Officials, the punishment period for demotion in administrative duties is 24 months (two years). According to this regulation, Zhang Linlin is not allowed to be promoted in salary or position during this period.

In addition, according to Article 15 of the Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China, the party secretaries of government departments are classified as public officials under the Administrative Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China for Public Officials.

Zhang Linlin received the disciplinary action of demotion in government affairs on June 22, 2022, and it will only be two years until June 22, 2024. However, she took office as the Secretary of the Party Group of Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism in March 2024, clearly ending the relevant disciplinary action ahead of schedule.

The statement given by local authorities regarding public opinion in society is' in accordance with procedures'. This statement obviously cannot convince the general public who are concerned about this matter, and instead has more doubts.

Zhengzhou reappointed Zhang Linlin to a position at the same level as her original position, which is not in accordance with procedures and is suspected of violating the law, before the government demotion penalty has been imposed for less than two years.

Also, what I want to say is that the severe warning within the party and demotion of Zhang Linlin's government were only the lightest punishment given to her.

Zhang Linlin's unauthorized issuance of red codes to depositors in April 2022 not only violated relevant regulations within the party, but also violated relevant laws and regulations.

Randomly assigning red codes to depositors is actually an illegal restriction on others' freedom of movement.

Article 37 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China stipulates: "The personal freedom of citizens of the People's Republic of China shall not be violated. No citizen shall be arrested without the approval or decision of the People's Procuratorate or the decision of the People's Court, and executed by the public security organs. It is prohibited to illegally detain or deprive or restrict the personal freedom of citizens by other means, and it is prohibited to illegally search the body of citizens

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Article 238 of the Criminal Law stipulates that those who illegally deprive others of their personal freedom by other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance, or deprivation of political rights. If state organs use their powers to commit the crimes mentioned in the preceding three paragraphs, they shall be punished more severely in accordance with the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs.

Article 40, Paragraph 3 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law stipulates that those who illegally restrict the personal freedom of others shall be detained for 10 to 15 days and fined between 500 and 1000 yuan; For minor offenses, detention for 5 to 10 days and a fine of 200 to 500 yuan shall be imposed. If a unit violates public security management, the directly responsible supervisors and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of this article.

According to the above legal provisions, Zhang Linlin's arbitrary and abusive behavior at that time was a blatant illegal act, with a particularly serious nature and a particularly negative impact.

Normally, she should bear the relevant legal responsibilities, and depositors whose freedom of movement has been illegally restricted also have the right to hold her accountable for compensating for economic losses.

In the end, Zhang Linlin only received disciplinary action within the party.

I hope that the local community in Zhengzhou can provide a detailed explanation of the situation to the public, so that every detail can withstand scrutiny, rather than simply "following procedures".

The cultural tourism of a place represents its image. If Director Zhang's transfer situation is not transparent enough and there is no clear explanation, at least I dare not come to Zhengzhou for tourism at present.

Because I'm afraid Director Zhang might suddenly have a whim and give me a red horse.