Entry of 25205

Abdughappar Abdurusul

阿布都哈帕尔·阿布都肉苏力

65410119760603??O?

Age
45

Gender
M

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
private business

Likely place of origin
Ghulja City

Likely current location
Ili

Status
unclear (hard)

When problems started
July 2018 - Sep. 2018

Detention reason (suspected | official)
related to going abroad | ---

Health status
---

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Locality
(residence)

Baykol Neighborhood, Herembagh Subdistrict, Ghulja City, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
(伊犁哈萨克自治州伊宁市艾兰木巴格街道巴依库勒社区)

2021-07-14

testifying party

Testimony 1: Mutallak Hasanov, born in 1946, is a citizen of Kazakhstan. (relative)

Testimony 2|7: Abdusattar Abdurusul, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (brother)

Testimony 3: Anonymous, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (colleague)

Testimony 4: "Turghunay", as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (former neighbor)

Testimony 5: Mehmut Osman, director of the XUAR Ethnic Affairs Commission.

Testimony 6: 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: 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: 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 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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

Update 

Name:    Description:    unverified verified    1 2 3 4 5    Add

about the victim

Abdugappar Abdurasul, ethnic Uyghur, born on June 3, 1976, is a Chinese citizen. His ID number is 65470197603241 [incorrect?].

From RFA article: He is a prominent businessman and philanthropist from Ghulja City's Bakyol District. Father of four. He owns several shops and businesses, has multiple properties - the money from which he's used in recent years to help build a mosque for the local community.

current location

[Presumably in Ili.]

chronology of detention(s)

RFA article: July-August 2018

Testimony 6: He was sentenced by the Ghulja Intermediate Court after central training, but the sentence was later reversed [in reference to original sentence, presumably].

Testimony 7: detained again in May 2021.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

visiting Turkey and going on the hajj to Mecca

last reported status

in a re-education camp

according to RFA article (see below), he has been sentenced to death

Testimony 5: While his status remains unclear, he was brought up in a press conference organized by the XUAR People's Government Information Office (https://archive.vn/2J2qV), where it was denied that he has been sentenced to death for going on a Hajj and where Mehmut Osman, the director of the XUAR Ethnic Affairs Commission, said that Abdughappar engaged in "second-hand apartment businesses" and led a normal life. (A proof-of-life video was also shown.)

Testimony 7: back in hard detention.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 2: from the victim's business partners in Kazakhstan.

Testimony 3: from a mutual friend.

Testimony 6: this is a local government staff member, and presumably has relatively direct knowledge of the case.

Testimony 7: from friends in Ghulja.

additional information

also featured in RFA story (Testimony 2-4): https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/philanthropist-11212018131511.html

Additional RFA coverage (Testimony 6-7): https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/abdughappar-abdurusul-07142021164004.html

What are possibly his businesses:
https://archive.fo/AXiWy
https://archive.ph/taueM

A civil lawsuit that he was possibly involved in (2021): https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/abdughapparabdurusul.pdf

relatives

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Gulbostan Abdulla

relative (non-victim)

Reyhangul Abduqadir Abdurusul

Sayipjamal Abdurusul

Firoza Guljamal Abdurusul

Abdughappar Abdurusul

Merhaba Hamit

Ebeydulla Hebibulla

Ewzer Ghappar

supplementary materials

photo

entry created on: 2019-01-31

entry last modified on: 2021-09-16

last update from testifier(s): 2021-07-14