[First-line interviews]Henan depositors were beaten and arrested for defending their rights | New Oriental Bank | The Epoch Times

[The Epoch Times, June 27, 2022](The Epoch Times reporters Xia Song and Gu Xiaohua interviewed and reported) The recent “thunderstorm” incident in four village and town banks in Henan Province caused a large-scale panic among depositors, who took to the streets for several days to defend their rights. Today (27th), Zhengzhou police dressed in plainclothes dispersed, beat and arrested depositors who gathered on the street to defend their rights.

In addition, the village bank that exploded in Henan this morning was on the hot search again. Kaifeng New Oriental Rural Bank suddenly opened the online transaction system briefly at noon yesterday, and the mobile banking app can transfer money, and then quickly closed, causing doubts.

Depositors gathered at the Henan Provincial Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau and were beaten and taken away in plainclothes

Comprehensive Lu media and social media reports, more than 40 days after many village banks in Henan closed their withdrawal channels, many depositors from all over the country gathered at the entrance of the Henan Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau on June 27, requesting a dialogue with Qin Hanfeng, the director of the bureau, but the situation was not met. No one responded.

A man protesting at the scene told The Epoch Times that about 200 people shouted at the gate of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau, but no leader came out. A tall depositor held a flag and followed the protest team, shouting as he walked. When he was about to cross the overpass, several large armed escorts drove behind him.

Seeing this battle, the depositor followed at the back of the line. He said, “A lot of people stood on the overpass at the beginning. The team stood for a while, then continued to walk, and then they were suppressed. They didn’t wear police uniforms, or they wore white shirts and black pants. of.”

The depositor also told the Epoch Times reporter, “About 50 or 60 people were arrested today, and one of them has been streaming live and was arrested. Now I don’t know if he has returned or not. He has been in a state of disconnection before, and everyone else has returned, but he has not yet returned. return.”

He said, “Abducting those who were released is basically forcibly persuading them to go home. The last time we took us to the train station, or you stayed in a hotel, they would keep staring at you until you bought a ticket and left, or Just drive away.”

He said that he would continue to defend his rights. “If we can’t solve the problem, we all have to go. For me, I have to check in once a day at the gate of the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and I have to go every day.”

Another depositor also confirmed to The Epoch Times, “At that time, the police started to disperse these people and put them in the car. During the process, one person held up a flagpole. When he saw someone was caught, he was very angry. He hit the flagpole with it. That railing by the side of the road.”

A woman told The Epoch Times that she had been sitting at the entrance of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau and did not participate in the parade. She said, “We were sitting at the gate of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and I saw someone kicking people. There are many people in white and black today, all of them in plain clothes.”

She said that some depositors were sitting under the wall at the entrance of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau, and plainclothes lined up in a straight line to surround these depositors. The lady was outside at the time, because she had to go in to get her raincoat, but she couldn’t get out. A man in a black T-shirt wouldn’t let her out, and provoked to take her away.

She said, “Reporters should really come to the scene.” “We can’t express it. As soon as we raise our mobile phone, someone will (block it). We don’t know how many people we have arrested. We are living in a homestay now, and we dare not live in a hotel. , has been followed by the police.”

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New Oriental Bank briefly opened online transactions and then closed

After the rights-defense depositors experienced various encounters such as thunderstorms, difficulty in withdrawing funds, and red codes, they experienced a wave of operations where banks briefly opened online transactions and quickly closed them. On the morning of June 27, Kaifeng New Oriental Rural Bank was on the hot search.

At noon on June 26, some depositors discovered that Kaifeng New Oriental Rural Bank, which had previously closed its online transaction system, had briefly opened online transactions. However, the bank’s official website has been hanging the announcement of the closure of the online trading system.

According to Lu Media’s headline today, New Oriental Rural Bank suddenly opened an online transaction system, and the mobile banking app can now transfer money. Some depositors who knew about this sudden situation quickly logged into the system and transferred the money out. Since the system was only opened for about 15 minutes (12:41 to 12:56 on the 26th), many people had not had time to transfer their balance, and the online system was closed.

However, Fenghuang.com Finance reported that on the afternoon of June 26, Bank Caiyan received the news that Kaifeng New Oriental Rural Bank in Henan, where online depositors have been unable to withdraw funds for more than two months, briefly opened the mobile banking App withdrawal channel at noon. About 40 minutes.

According to a comprehensive Lu media report, the news that “the system has been open for 15 minutes, and some depositors have successfully withdrawn money” has made netizens fry. Netizens have questioned, who are these 15 minutes opened for? Many depositors rushed to the scene and asked New Oriental Bank for an explanation.

Banks say they are investigating withdrawals and depositors. Lawyers: It is not common sense

According to a number of Lu media reports, a video received by Fenghuang.com’s “Bank Caiyan” shows that local depositors in Kaifeng went to New Oriental Rural Bank to inquire about the specific situation after learning that the withdrawal channel was briefly opened at noon.

The bank said, “As a bank, we are not particularly aware of what happened. We have reported it now, and we must inform you of the situation before going off work today.”

However, when the staff of the bank answered questions from the depositors on the spot, they seemed to have leaked-the bank was aware of the open channel. A depositor asked, “Have you withdrawn your money yet?” The staff member did not say that he did not know that the system would be activated, but said, “Neither did we, because the time was short.”

More puzzling, however, is the latest response from the banks.

Today’s headlines, Netease News and other reports said that the relevant person in charge of New Oriental Rural Bank responded to the incident and said that the bank has listed the abnormal accounts for the relevant account operations performed by some depositors during this time, and will review them one by one and remove them. Money should also cooperate with the investigation.

Zhong Lanan, a senior partner at Beijing Jingshi Law Firm, told Lu Media that the so-called review and investigation by banks have no legal basis and are not in line with common sense. It’s the most reasonable thing to do to get the money out.”

Responsible editor: Sun Yun#