Raman Idris was a well-known businessman from Kashgar's Beshkirem Village, who specialized in chemical fertilizers and, from 2008 on, in property development.
He was around 70 at the time of his death.
Address: House No. 50-55, Kokang (No. 14) Village, Qoghan Township, Kashgar City.My grand father Raman (Reman in Chinese) Idris 75-77 years old died (killed) in Chinese internment camp located in Kashgar, he was healthy had no sickness that I know of.
He is from Beshkirem village nearby Kashgar city, later I heard he was relocated to the city. He was a known business man who used to sell chemical fertilizers and around 2008 became he proberty developer. In 2015 his property was confiscated by the Chinese officials because I’m on abroad, and I was asked to return back. Since the end of 2015 I have no contact with them as I was asked not to call.
[Address as given for testimony event in early 2019: Kukang village 14, Korghan township (浩罕乡), Kashgar municipality]
[68-70 years old, according to testifier in July 2019]
current location
He died in Kashgar.Died in camp located in kashgar.
chronology of detention(s)
His property was confiscated in 2015 because of Nejmidin being abroad, with Nejmidin being asked to return. Nejmidin lost contact with the victim at the end of 2015, as he was asked not to call. From relatives abroad, he then learned that he was detained either before or at the beginning of Ramadan 2016 (around June 2016), and had to be taken to the hospital not long after following severe beating, which is where he allegedly passed away.2016-2018
[according to info from testifier's relatives in early July 2019, Raman (Abdurahman) was detained before or at the beginning of Ramadan 2016, and had to be taken to a hospital not long after, where he passed away]
[Testimony 5: severely beaten before being taken to hospital. Detained in June 2016.]
suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention
Probably for having gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca, or for having a "son" who lived abroad (Nejmidin is registered as his son on his birth certificate).
In his interview to Global Voices, Nejmidin also says that his grandfather was accused of "religious extremism".Probably going on pilgrimage to Hajj or son living abroad. I was registered as his son on birth certificate.
[Testimony 5: accused of "religious extremism".]
last reported status
Deceased.Died (killed).
how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation
Abduweli Ayup, an Uyghur activist, heard it from someone who recently came to Turkey. Nejmidin also got news from other relatives abroad, including an anonymous source originally from Kashgar.
Nejmidin has tried to contact the Chinese embassy in the Netherlands, but they were not forthcoming and would not give him a clear reply, telling him to go to China myself. Local offices in Xinjiang would not pick up the phone or would hang up.Abduwali Ayub, an Uyghur activist living in Turkey who heard it from someone recently came to Turkey.
[Testimony 5: The testifier learned about the victim's detention and accusation in 2018 from an anonymous source from Kashgar.]
additional information
The victim's assets and property were allegedly seized "in the name of re-education and vocational training".
