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Guiyang- Two officials of the southwest China county that saw violent protests over the death of a teenage girl at the weekend have been recommended for dismissal for "severe malfeasance".

Armed police stand guard on a street in Weng'an, Guizhou Province, July 2, 2008. [Asianewsphoto] Click for More Photos

The Guizhou provincial committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) proposed to Weng'an county's CPC committee and People's Congress at a meeting on Wednesday to remove county public security bureau director Shen Guirong and political commissar Luo Laiping from their posts.

The provincial committee also required local CPC discipline inspection and supervision departments to investigate allegations against other officials in dealing with the protest.