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testifying party (submitted by third party)

The testifiers are the victim's mother, Omirgul Elubai, a citizen of Kazakhstan, and other relatives. Testimony 1: Baqytgul Duisenbaiqyzy Rahmetova, born on January 28, 1967, is a Kazakh-born Kazakhstan citizen.

Testimony 2: Nazerke Erkebulanqyzy Nurahmetova, born on March 27, 1988. She is a native-born Kazakh citizen. Her Kazakh ID number is 039579894.

Testimony 3-4: O’mirgul Elubai, born on March 12, 1967, citizen of Kazakhstan.

victim's relation to testifier

The victim is the testifiers' relative. One of the testifiers is the victim's mother. Testimony 1: relative

Testimony 2: unclear

Testimony 3-4: son

about the victim

Erarys Ermek finished secondary school in Astana and is now a student at the Medical Academy in Astana, Kazakhstan. Erarys Ermekuly is a Chinese citizen. He has finished secondary school in Astana and now is a student at Medical Academy in Astana, Kazakhstan.

current location

Emin County, Tacheng Region, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. Emin county, Tacheng region, Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

chronology of detention(s)

Erarys Ermek went to China in June 2017 and could not come back to Kazakhstan as his passport was taken. Testimony 4: he went to China in June 2017 and could not come back as his passport was taken.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

--- unclear

last reported status

While earlier testimonies claimed that he was in a camp, he was later reported as having his documents confiscated, which prevented him from returning to Kazakhstan to study. earlier: in a re-education camp

Testimony 3-4: documents confiscated, preventing him from returning to Kazakhstan to study. [doesn't seem like he was in a camp]

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

--- not stated

additional information

One of the testifiers, Nazerke Erkebulan Nurahmetova, also mentions three other people: Altyn Pishai, born in 1942; Nurkamal Zhaqia, born in 1987; Zhibek Zhaqia. The testifier assumes that they might have been taken to a camp. They were keeping in touch with them regularly, but when she called Nurkamal for the last time in December 2018, a man answered the phone and said that she forgot her phone when she was a guest at his house, but he's believed to be a policeman in that village. They are from Manas County. Testimony 2: The testifier also mentions three other people.

Altyn Pishaiqyzy, born in 1942; Nurkamal Zhaqiaqyzy, born in 1987; Zhibek Zhaqiaqyzy. The testifier assumes that they might have benn taken to a camp. They were keeping in touch with them regularly, but when she called Nurkamal for the last time in December 2018, a man answered the phone and said that she forgot her phone when she was a guest at his house, but he's believed to be a police in that village. They are from Manas county in Tacheng region.

relatives

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-01-02

entry last modified on: 2019-07-15

last update from testifier(s): 2019-06-19