testifying party

Testimony 1|3: Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the highest internal control institution of the Chinese Communist Party.

Testimony 2: Supreme People's Procuratorate, the highest national level agency responsible for both prosecution and investigation in the People's Republic of China. 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: 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 4: 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

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about the victim

Ekber Ghopur (艾克拜尔·吾甫尔), born January 1959 in Aksu. He joined the CCP ranks in 1987 and worked in various departments of Aksu city, Wensu county and Kashgar, before being appointed Head of Xinjiang's Agricultural Department in March 2013. He retired in January 2017.

current location

[Presumably in Urumqi, as this is where he is being prosecuted by the Urumqi Procuratorate.]

chronology of detention(s)

His investigation for 'serious disciplinary violations' started on August 26, 2019 (Testimony 1). On April 1, 2020, a decision regarding his arrest was published (Testimony 2). On April 7, the CCP's regional government branch was stripped Ekber of his Party membership, citing a 'lack of political know-how' and accusing him of taking bribes, embezzlement and nepotism (Testimony 3).

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Testimony 1: breaching Party discipline and the law

Testimony 2: accepting bribes

Testimony 3: accepting bribes, embezzlement, nepotism

last reported status

Detained

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1-3: these are the government bodies in charge of investigating and prosecuting the victim

additional information

Initial investigation notice (Testimony 1): https://archive.vn/2cFU7

Formal arrest announcement (Testimony 2): http://archive.is/rRVbC

Announcement of his expulsion from the Party (Testimony 3): https://archive.vn/DsPC7

His Baike Baidu: https://archive.vn/3QM4w

South China Morning Post coverage: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3077987/former-head-xinjiangs-agriculture-department-arrested-taking

Announcement of his appointment as deputy secretary of Kashgar (2012): https://archive.is/pPXbV

Various articles mentioning his work:
https://archive.is/Nmb6N
https://archive.is/15V38
https://archive.is/PItJr
https://archive.is/LY2yE

Speaking in support of the Kashgar Special Economic Zone project: https://archive.is/hsx5q

Lawsuits in which he acted as the legal representative of the Agricultural Department:
https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/ekberghopur1.pdf
https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/ekberghopur2.pdf
https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/ekberghopur3.pdf
https://shahit.biz/supp/wenshu/ekberghopur4.pdf

investigation announcement

"The investigation of the case against former Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Agricultural Department Party Leadership Group Deputy Secretary and Department Head Ekber Ghopur (Central Bureau level), under suspicion of accepting bribes, has now been completed by the Urumqi Supervisory Committee and transferred to the procuratorate body for review and prosecution. Currently, the Urumqi People's Procuratorate has decided, in accordance with the law, that Ekber Ghopur should be formally arrested for the suspected crime of accepting bribes. The case is being processed as it prepares to enter the next stage." - Supreme People's Procuratorate (April 1, 2020)

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2020-04-26

entry last modified on: 2020-12-13

last update from testifier(s): 2020-04-07