【新唐人2012年2月4日訊】最近廣東烏坎村舉行選舉，選出11名「選舉委員會」的公證人，以監督3月1號將舉行的新村委領導選舉，村民認為，這是他們40年來首次爭取到的民間「選舉」。國內外多份報紙及網站大篇幅進行報導，鄰近不少村鎮的民眾前往觀選，但評論認為這只是假相，不能太過樂觀。
為監督3月1號一人一票的村委選舉，烏坎村民在2月1號先行選出11名「選舉委員會」公證人。而村委會選舉結束後，選委會將自動撤銷。
烏坎村民蔡先生透露，2月21號他們還將選舉村代表，以監督3月1號選出的村委。
烏坎蔡先生：「（1號）那個投票到4點鐘，然後那個鑒票，合票的時候就搞12點鐘，2月21號可能要選那個村代表，一個村，選不知是1個還是3個代表，選上來監督那些村委會的。我們家鄉人都不願意叫他（林祖戀）去做那個投票公證人嘛，就叫他去..大部分要支持他選那個村委嘛，選公證人就不能選那個村委了。」
蔡先生表示，選村委不是目地，他們要求的是：解決村民代表薛錦波的死因及土地問題。
烏坎蔡先生：「我們現在這些選舉問題甚麼之類的不是很大的問題，現在的問題就是3月1號選完之後，我們那些土地的問題，我們這裏的耕地一點都沒有了，現在還沒查到甚麼，最重要的就是這個薛錦波的那些死因之類的。」
蔡先生表示，如果這次選出的村委不能為村民解決這些問題，他們還會繼續上訪。
去年底，烏坎村上萬村民因不滿村委會在土地轉讓過程中的貪腐行為，爆發了近兩星期的抗議示威，曾引起全球聚焦。
烏坎村這次的選舉也令國際關注，除了各大媒體作出大篇幅報導外，大陸網民也在熱切關注烏坎的選舉進程。
中國「天網」發言人蒲飛認為，對烏坎模式不能太過樂觀。
蒲飛：「中國每一個村級的選舉正常的，並不是說哪裏有一家，哪裏是第一家，根本沒這回事，從有村民委員會組織法開始，中國法定的村委會選舉就是這個選法。如果要真正進行民主化的改革，就該從政府入手，而不是從一個自治組織的選舉上開始入手，這是違背基本常識的。」
「權力運動」負責人胡軍指出，烏坎已經選出了合法的村委會，林祖鑾已當了黨支書，如今再重選村委會，是中共在掩蓋它的罪惡，把村民的注意視線移開。
胡軍：「中共不是就想達到這種效果嗎？讓人們淡忘，淡忘罪惡。因為錦波的事情還沒給一個說法，錦波到底是怎麼死的？現在連錦波的屍體都沒有給，我說它做這個選舉，本身烏坎的老百姓已經做過選舉了，已選出了合法的村委會。」
《東方日報》指出，烏坎事件爆發後，粵東一帶，海門、海豐、陸豐等多地陸續傚法，要求懲處貪官、推動民權、民主。但官方對這些地方的訴求一律打壓、並要求媒體噤聲。
政論家伍凡表示，目前中國有62萬個和烏坎村情況相同的村子，如果都是按照現在烏坎選舉的模式來做，等於仍然控制在共產黨之下。
新唐人記者李韻，王明宇採訪報導。
Is Wukan’s Situation Getting Better or Worse?
Recently Guangdong’s Wukan village held an election to
select 11 members of the election committee,
to supervise the new village leadership election held
on March 1st.
Villagers expressed that, this is the first democratic election of
the past 40 years.
Many mainland newspapers and websites have reported on the
incident, and villagers from nearby villages all went to watch.
However, external commentators believe that this
might all be faked.
To supervise the village leadership election held on March 1st,
Wukan villagers elected an 11 member election committee.
This election committee will be disbanded right
after the village leadership election.
Wukan villager Mr. Cai explained that, they will hold
a village representative election again on Feb 21,
to supervise the village leadership election on March 1st.
Mr. Cai said, “The (Feb 1) voting lasted until 4pm, then
counting the vote went on un til 12am.
(We) might elect village representatives again on Feb 21, but
it’s not sure whether there will be 1 or 3 representatives per village, to supervise the new village leadership.
No one near my home wanted (Lin Zulian) to be on the
election committee, but he was told to go.
Most people support him for the new village chief,
but he can’t run if he is on the election committee.”
Mr. Cai expressed that, electing the village chief is not the goal;
their demand is, to resolve the death of villagers’ representative
Xue Jinbo and to also resolve the land conflict.
Mr.Cai: “Now, the election is not our major issue,
our real problem is after the election on March 1, our land issue…
we have no farm land now, not even a little… and…
we still have not get anything on the cause of death of Xue JinBo.”
Mr. Cai also said that, if the newly elected village leadership
cannot solve these issues, they will continue to petition.
Near the end of last year, tens of thousands of Wukan
villagers went on to protest for nearly two weeks against the
village leadership’s corrupt practice in land rights transfer,
thereby gaining worldwide attention.
This election also drew international attention.
It was reported by mainland media as well as
being closely watched by mainland netizens.
Tianwang spokesperson Pu Fei explained that, Wukan’s
situation does not allow for an optimistic outcome.
Pu Fei says, “China’s village level elections norm is like this,
who knows how many families there are, or anything like how many for that matter.
Since the existence of village committees,
China’s official law for village election has been like this.
If you really want move toward democracy,
then you need to start with the government, not
with a self organized group, this is against common sense.”
Rights Movement organizer Hu Jun pointed out, that Wukan
has now elected a legal village committee and
Lin Zulian is already the party secretary,
now they are doing a reelection,
this is the CCP covering up it’s own evil doing,
to divert villagers’ attention from what is really going on.
Hu Jun asks, “Didn’t the Chinese regime want this?
To make people forget, forget about its evil.
They haven’t given a cause for the death of Jinbo,
how did he die? Now Jinbo’s body was not even given back,
this election, the villagers have already had it, they have
already elected a legally accepted village committee.”
Oriental Daily pointed out that, after the Wukan incident,
many places in eastern Guangdong like Haimen, Haifeng
and Lufeng all wanted to follow suit, requesting punishment
for corrupt officials, and pushing for democracy.
However, the regime suppressed all of these requests,
and silenced all media.
Political Commentator Wu Fan explained that,
there are currently 62,000 villages like Wukan in China.
If they all hold elections like Wukan are doing right now,
they also will be controlled by the Communist Party.
NTD Reporters Li Yun and Wang Mingyu
