testifying party

Anonymous

victim's relation to testifier

family friend

about the victim

Abduqeyum Nurmuhammed, around 50 years old, Uyghur man, lives in Urumqi (Heping Nanlu), wealthy businessman (money exchange, runs a private hospital in Urumqi), originally from Hotan Qaraqash.
In around July 2017, the police took him away from his home in Urumchi together with his brother and business partner Abdumijit Nurmuhammed. It is not sure where they were taken (to camp or prison), but they have been gone since that time. Their mother Tunisa (over 80 years old) was taken away in around October 2018 as well.
Before the brothers were arrested, they bank accounts were blocked twice.

[RFA report: He is a Turkish citizen. He owns property and shops in Urumqi. 67 million RMB were allegedly frozen in his and his brother Abdumijit Nurmuhemmed's {3291} bank accounts following their arrest.]

current location

probably Urumqi

chronology of detention(s)

around July 2017

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

not given

last reported status

detained

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

friend in Urumchi

additional information

[RFA coverage: https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/numemet-hajim-08302019084108.html]

relatives

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-03-25

entry last modified on: 2019-11-03

last update from testifier(s): 2019-08-30