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SMHRIC . New York
Mr. Hada, prominent ethnic Mongolian political
prisoner in China, has not been released as of the end of December
10, 2010 local time, the scheduled due date of his release from the
Chinese prison after serving his 15 years jail term for ¡°splitting
the country and engaging in espionage¡±. No relative of Hada has been
officially notified of his release by the authorities although some
State Security personnel unofficially suggested earlier to Mr.
Haschuluu, uncle of Hada who lives in Ulaanhad (Chifeng in Chinese)
City where Hada has been imprisoned, that Hada has already been
transferred to Hohhot, capital city of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region.
¡°Hada¡¯s relatives in Horchin Right Front Banner (Ke You Qian Qi in
Chinese) were prepared to pick him up from Ulaanhad and had
previously purchased their train tickets to welcome him at release,¡±
Haschuluu told the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information
Center over the phone, ¡°but upon being told that he was transferred
to Hohhot, I asked them to cancel their tickets to Ulaanhad.¡±
¡°It was a trick by the State Security Bureau to prevent any
gathering of Mongols including Hada¡¯s relatives in Ulaanhad¡±
Haschuluu told SMHRIC, ¡°Hada¡¯s whereabouts are still unknown.¡±
According to Haschuluu, the authorities have called a series of
urgent meetings in many schools, colleges and other units where the
number of Mongols is substantial and ordered them to suspend all
public events since as early as December 1. The Mongolian High
School of Ulaanhad City where there are more than a thousand
Mongolian students has been ordered not to have any public events
starting from December 1 to December 20, 2010, after being informed
of the scheduled release of Hada. All students and teachers of the
school must obtain permission to leave the campus.
In the family¡¯s empty bookstore warehouse Ms. Naraa, sister of Xinna,
along with her mother who lives in Bogot (Bao Tou) City, 120 miles
west of Hohhot, has been waiting for the arrival of Hada. Yesterday,
Naraa was given the confiscated keys of the Mongolian Studies
Bookstore and its warehouse that were searched by authorities
intensively before being sealed shut.
¡°I contacted the Public Security and State Security authorities of
Hohhot City about Hada¡¯s whereabouts and release time,¡± Naraa told
SMHRIC over the phone, ¡°I haven¡¯t heard a single word about his
release.¡±
¡°I am totally puzzled and panicked. I don¡¯t know what to do first,¡±
Naraa said when SMHRIC asked about the detention of Xinna and Uiles,
¡°I have to take care of two detainees, one political prisoner and
their bookstore and warehouse. I tried to bring medicine to Xinna
and clothes to Uiles, but I was denied a visit with them.¡±
Hada¡¯s wife Xinna and their son Uiles have been detained at the
Inner Mongolia No.1 Detention Center in Hohhot since December 4 and
December 5 after being taken away by police separately. According to
Naraa, a copy of warrants on the detention of Xinna and Uiles given
to her by the Public Security authorities in Hohhot states that
Xinna is accused of ¡°running illegal business¡± and Uiles is accused
of ¡°being involved in drug dealing¡±. No lawyer was made available to
defend the members of Hada¡¯s family.
SMHRIC considers the Chinese authorities¡¯ acts of ongoing and
persistent persecution of Hada¡¯s family as a well-planned
retaliation against the family¡¯s refusal to acquiesce to the
authorities¡¯ demands for silence.
On this Human Rights Day, SMHRIC calls on the Chinese Government to
release all members of Hada¡¯s family and all ethnic Mongolian
dissidents and activists who have either been detained, imprisoned
or put under house arrest due to their peaceful expression for
freedom, human rights and national self-determination of Southern
Mongolia.
Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center
68-37 108th Street, 6A
Forest Hills, NY 11375
http://www.smhric.org/Latest_A.htm
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