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Two Police Officers Arrested Over Death in Custody

People’s Daily Online reports the arrest of two police officers over the death of Lei Yang, who died after being detained in May. Police claimed that he had bitten officers and tried to escape before suffering a heart attack, but family members say that bruises on his body suggested he was beaten. In response to public outcry over the incident, authorities promised to rein in abuse of police powers. The ongoing investigation into the death of a 29-year-old Beijing man who