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Ilyas Memet

伊力亚斯·买买提

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Age
48

Gender
M

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
private business

Likely place of origin
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Likely current location
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Status
unclear (hard)

When problems started
Apr. 2017 - June 2017

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

Health status
has problems

Lists

 

Locality
(work/study)

Tahtay Neighborhood, Doletbagh Subdistrict, Ghulja City, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
(伊犁哈萨克自治州伊宁市都来提巴格街道塔合提云社区)

2019-04-16

testifying party

Testimony 1|2: Anonymous, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (acquaintance) 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: 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

Ilyas Memet, a 48-year-old property developer. He is the owner of a successful real estate development company Subhi Development (乌鲁木齐市苏碧怡房地产开发有限公司) which has built multiple hotels, restaurants, residential buildings and shopping centers around Xinjiang. He has five children

current location

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chronology of detention(s)

First he was detained in May 2017 and held in Qitai detention center in Changji prefecture. He was released after three months in detention due to illness and was treated at Urumqi hospital. He was arrested again in March 2018 and put to prison.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Relatives believe he was arrested for visiting "blacklisted countries", including Turkey

last reported status

In prison [unclear if formal prison, as no sentence is mentioned]

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1: not stated.

Testimony 2: he was in Ghulja when the victim was first arrested.

additional information

RFA coverage (Testimony 1-2): https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/developer-04162019171959.html

Subhi Development's company contacts can be found here, along with Ilyas' phone number [when called, nobody responded, and instead of regular beeping sounds, a Communist-era march was played.]: https://web.archive.org/web/20201011111814/http://www.likuso.com/city472/85086.html, https://archive.is/wQAwu

Court cases involving the company in which he acted as its legal representative:
https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/ilyasmemet1.pdf
https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/ilyasmemet2.pdf
https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/ilyasmemet3.pdf
https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/ilyasmemet4.pdf

supplementary materials

Subhi building in Ghulja City

photo

entry created on: 2019-06-17

entry last modified on: 2020-12-01

last update from testifier(s): 2019-04-16