Abduheber was a prominent, state-approved imam, who had previously received a "five star" rating from officials.
He was the imam of Dongbagh Mosque in the Urchi Township of Hotan's Qaraqash County.name: Abduheber Ahmet
gender: male
ethnicity: Uyghur
age: 46 (as of 10 MAY 2018)
occupation: state-approved imam
Abduheber was a prominent imam. He was the imam of Dongbagh Mosque in Urchi township in Hotan's Qaraqash (Moyu) county. He was detained in May 2017 and given a 5 1/5 prison term in June 2017. He was accused of having taken his son to a non-government-approved religious school. This had happened only once, 4 or 5 years ago in order to let the son play with other children. RFA writes: "Ahmet, a state-approved imam who had previously received a “five star” rating from officials, “revealed [his crime] himself during one of the confession meetings,” the secretary said, and received “leniency” because he admitted to it."
current location
Reform-Through-Labor Prison in Korla City.Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonom Prefecture - Reform Through Labor Prison in Korla city
chronology of detention(s)
Abduheber was detained in May 2017 and sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison in June 2017.May 2017
suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention
Abduheber was accused of having taken his son to a non-government-approved religious school. This had happened only once, 4 or 5 years earlier, so as to let his son play with other children.
According to an official, Abduheber had confessed this and received "leniency" for his confession.having taken his son to an non-government-approved religious school
last reported status
Serving a 5.5-year term.in prison, serving a 5,5 year term
how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation
This is a local government source who presumably has fairly direct knowledge of the case.This is a local government source who presumably has fairly direct knowledge of the case.
