Military officers for crash punished
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-09-07 14:27
BEIJING - China has punished nearly a dozen military officers in connection
with a plane crash in June that killed all 40 people on board, the Xinhua News
Agency reported on Thursday in an apparent sign of growing accountability.
Three People's Liberation Army officers, including the deputy commander of
the Nanjing Military Region, Jiang Jianzeng, were given demerit points, a
penalty considered a disgrace that damages prospects for promotion, Xinhua news
agency said, citing the Central Military Commission.
Another was sacked and one demoted, Xinhua said, adding six more were given
either warnings or demerit points.
The cause of the June 3 crash of the military transport plane in the eastern
province of Anhui was blamed on a loss of control due to components of the plane
being frozen.
Xinhua said several military officials were also punished for negligence
after 48 people were killed and another 60 injured in flash floods which washed
away a barracks in July.
The deputy head of the military corps was sacked and being investigated by
military prosecutors, Xinhua said. The head of the corps was demoted and another
five received demerit points or serious warnings.
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