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 Turdibaqi Rijep and he is 70 years old. He is from Yawa Township, Qaraqash County, Hoten Prefecture. He was a village security director.

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