testifying party

Local government employee, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (from same town/region) 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: 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

His name is Mensur Seyit. He is from Yawa Tonwship, Qaraqash County, Hoten Prefecture. He is about in his 60s. He worked as the head of Yawa Township Family Plannining Committee for about 30 years and has retired.

current location

In Bostankol Prison in Qaraqash County. [This is presumably the Bostankol Village Pre-Trial Detention Center, as there is no known prison in Bostankol.]

chronology of detention(s)

He was reportedly detained in March 2018 and sentenced to 14 years in fall of the same year.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Reportedly attending a funeral prayer and listening to the so-called "illegal preaching(Tebligh)" there.

last reported status

Sentenced.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

A verdict was read to the testifier and other attendances in village meeting and the testifier confirmed it when she was interviewed by RFA.

additional information

RFA coverage: https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/karakash-07092021162449.html

places of detention

Bostankol Detention Center

entry created on: 2021-08-14

entry last modified on: 2021-08-15

last update from testifier(s): 2021-07-09