A local court has sentenced six people to jail terms ranging from
two months to one year for disrupting a SARS-prevention project in
Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Wang Yiqiang, Feng Bo, Chen Ye, Wang Changrong, Ou Shunkang, and
Xia Lunyuan were convicted of public disorder, said the People's
Court of Dujiangyan.
On
May 1, the six offenders mobilized hundreds of local people to stop
the building of a quarantine area in a local hospital, spreading
rumors and damaging facilities.
Their activities caused a traffic jam for three hours and a direct
loss of 14,000 yuan (about 1,680 US dollars).
(Xinhua News Agency June 11, 2003)
