Erkin Qurban (艾尔肯•库尔班). Born on May 16, 1959 in Keriye county. Erkin Qurban is a former Vice-Secretary of the Education Working Committee of Hotan Prefecture and a former Chairman and Vice-Secretary of the CCP Education Bureau. Before the arrest, he resided at Apartment No. 501, Entrance 1, Urumqi Road 220, Hotan city (和田市乌鲁木齐北路220号1单元501室).
current location
Aksu Prison
chronology of detention(s)
Arrested in Hotan on charges of corruption on July 19, 2017. The arrest order was issued nine days later. His sentence was announced on November 11, 2017, by the Intermediate People’s Court of Hotan Prefecture. Erkin appealed it, but the sentence was upheld in a final hearing on November 28. On May 16, 2019, his case was transferred from the District Procuratorate to its subordinate unit in Hotan city.
suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention
“Accepting bribes” and “abusing power and neglecting duties”.
He was accused of taking a total of 1 400 000 yuan in bribes, 375 578 of which have been given over to the state treasury, along with a gold bar worth 12 3630 yuan.
Erkin’s “abuse of power” charges were related to him having “extremist ideology” and “obstructing the implementation of national policies in the greater environment of the policy of popularizing the country’s common language and script in the region”, thus creating an “particularly damaging influence on society”.
last reported status
Erkin was sentenced to 9 years for accepting bribes and concurrently to 7 years for abusing power. In total, his punishment amounted to a 15 year-sentence in prison and a 200.000 yuan fine.
how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation
The information comes directly from Chinese government sources.
