testifying party (submitted by third party)

This testimony has been imported from a report of disappearances collected by the World Uighur Congress.

victim's relation to testifier

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about the victim

Turghun Obulqasim (吐尔洪. 乌不力哈斯木) was 33 at the time of his disappearance. In an interview with Radio Free Asia – Uyghur service, Salfurat, a Pakistani manager of the Urumqi based Huaqiao Hotel (Muhajirlar Hotel) revealed that on the 9th of July in 2009 Turghun Obulqasim, who was a manager and cook, and four other employees of the Medina restaurant were taken away by a group of Chinese police officers without clear reasons for arrest. Four of the five victims taken from the Medina restaurant were released within a few months following the arrest, but Turghun Obulqasim’s whereabouts remain unclear.

The victim has a wife and son whose current status is also unknown.

current location

The location of the victim is unknown.

chronology of detention(s)

The victim was detained on the 9th of July in 2009 and has been missing since.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Unclear.

last reported status

The victim is currently missing.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

A Radio Free Asia interview.

additional information

https://www.uyghurcongress.org/en/enforced-disappearances/

RFA article based on Salfurat's testimony: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-05152012121344.html

According to Salfurat, Chinese police took into custody more than 70 employees from four restaurants, including from his hotel.

Mention by Ilham Tohti: https://web.archive.org/web/20130708193125/http://www.uighurbiz.net/archives/16385

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-05-27

entry last modified on: 2019-11-26

last update from testifier(s): 2016-09-12