Who occupied the Martyrs Cemetery?

The reporter saw at the Huaihai Campaign Shuangduiji Martyrs Cemetery that some very eye-catching commercial advertisements were posted on the east and south walls of the cemetery; on both sides of the west gate of the cemetery, two-story buildings were built. Commercial housing, various shops have been opened on the ground floor. As the weather turns colder, some houses that were under construction some time ago are now at a standstill. These commercial houses have occupied the land of the cemetery and destroyed the trees in the cemetery. Some of the newly built houses are only more than ten meters away from the martyrs' tombs.

According to the person in charge of the Shuangduiji Town Government, the commercial housing was carried out by the Shuangduiji Town Government in accordance with the small town construction plan of Suixi County and was approved by the County Civil Affairs Bureau. However, according to relevant regulations of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the occupation of the cemetery for other projects must be approved by the Anhui Provincial Government.

The reporter learned that the Shuangduiji Town Government occupied the land of the Martyrs Cemetery in two phases to develop commercial housing, and it made a profit of 230,000 yuan, of which 120,000 from the second development had already gone to the martyrs. On the cemetery’s account. The 110,000 yuan gained from the first development was neither in the accounts of the Martyrs Cemetery nor in the accounts of the County Civil Affairs Bureau. Since the reporter could not find the original main person in charge of the Suixi County Civil Affairs Bureau and the developer, it became a mystery where the 110,000 yuan went and what it was used for.

The occupation of the martyrs’ cemetery to build commercial housing not only violates national regulations, but also affects the development of commemorative activities, causing extremely negative effects in the local area.