Identifier
Created
Classification
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06BEIJING22747
2006-10-27 08:35:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:  

EMBASSY URGES RELEASE OF KADEER SONS

Tags:  PHUM CH 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 022747 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EAP, DRL

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2031
TAGS: PHUM CH
SUBJECT: EMBASSY URGES RELEASE OF KADEER SONS

REF: BEIJING 22238

Classified By: Classified by Political Internal Unit Chief Susan
Thornton. Reasons 1.4 (b/d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 022747

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EAP, DRL

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2031
TAGS: PHUM CH
SUBJECT: EMBASSY URGES RELEASE OF KADEER SONS

REF: BEIJING 22238

Classified By: Classified by Political Internal Unit Chief Susan
Thornton. Reasons 1.4 (b/d).


1. (C) Poloff expressed concern to MFA Human Rights
officer Zhou Feng on October 27 over reports that the
trial of two of Rebiya Kadeer's adult sons has been
held in Xinjiang Province. Poloff noted reports that
Alim and Kahar, who have been charged with tax fraud,
were tried in a closed proceeding this week with only
a few family allowed to attend. Suspicions that the
tax fraud charges were brought in retaliation for
Rebiya Kadeer's overseas activities have not been
allayed by the non-transparent handling of the case,
Poloff told Zhou. The U.S. Government urges the
judicial authorities to dismiss the charges against
the Alim and Kahar and to cease retaliatory harassment
of other Kadeer family members (see reftel).


2. (C) Zhou stated that he is not familiar with this
case and that almost all IO Division officials are
currently out of the office working on the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Zhou said he would
report the U.S. message to his superiors.
Randt