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Testimony 1|2: Official court document, as used in court proceedings in the People's Republic of China. Testimony 1: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 2: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 3: add father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband add add direct third-party

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about the victim

Song Kaicai (宋开才), former Secretary of the Atush Political and Legal Affairs Commission and member of Atush People's Committee. Born in Tancheng, Shandong province on November 24, 1969.

current location

Akchi County Pre-Trial Detention Center (阿合奇县看守所).

chronology of detention(s)

He was "retained" [留置: a special form of extralegal detention when investigating cadres and other government workers] on October 9, 2018. He was criminally detained on January 6, with an official arrest order issued 13 days later. The prosecution brought the charges forward on February 21, with the verdict announced on March 26. Song then appealed some of the charges, but every single one of them was upheld in a subsequent hearing on June 26, 2019.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

"Corruption", "misusing official duties", "accepting bribes", "neglecting official duties".

"Misusing official duties": Song was accused of breaching the Detention Center Management System by arranging longer than allowed meetings with several inmates held in Atush's detention facilities.

"Neglecting official duties": According to the prosecuting bodies, in May 2017, as Abidin Ayup, a respected imam from Atush, was held in strict surveillance in a hospital, Song assigned Abidin’s son to be responsible for his father’s supervision. This, according to the court, resulted in Abidin Ayup “slipping out of the surveillance range” for over 50 days, during which Ayup established communications with people labeled as “focus individuals suspected of undermining national security”, including individuals abroad.

"Accepting bribes": Song was accused of taking a total of 1 516 659 yuan in direct bribes during his 15-year tenure as Secretary (including bribes from other victims Nizahun Ulugh and Turdi Hudedi).

"Corruption": Song was accused of misappropriating a total of 926 236 yuan worth of assets originally allocated as agricultural allowances during his tenure as Agriculture Secretary of Atush and Chief of Rural Work.

last reported status

Sentenced to 17 years in prison (4 years and 6 months for "corruption", 3 years for "abusing power" and 11 years for "accepting bribes") and given a fine of 700 000 yuan (500 000 yuan for "accepting bribes" and 200 000 yuan for "corruption"). The court made clear that the assets achieved via illegal means, amounting to a total of 3 240 784 yuan, will continue being recovered.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1-2: these are official verdicts from the Xinjiang court system.

additional information

Original verdicts (Testimony 1-2):
https://archive.is/uGNjj
https://archive.is/mNrdp

A post confirming that he was under investigation: https://archive.ph/v8ULO

Mention of him speaking at an event in 2015: https://archive.ph/tjEN5

His "speaking out and brandishing one's sword" speech (2018): https://archive.ph/9u5AU

Mention of him speaking at a funeral for late police chief Peng Yuming: https://archive.ph/i4HS7

court documents

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places of detention

Akchi County Detention Center

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2021-07-21

entry last modified on: 2021-07-23

last update from testifier(s): 2019-06-26