Hong Kong on Saturday criticized rights group Amnesty International's accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after being interrogated at the airport, and said that government records showed that he had not entered or been refused entry to the city.
Amnesty International said Friday that Abuduwaili Abudureheman, who was born in Xinjiang in western China, had traveled to Hong Kong from South Korea to visit a friend on May 10 but has since gone missing after he texted the friend about being interrogated after his arrival. He spent the last seven years studying in Seoul, completing a Ph.D. in sports and leisure in 2022, according to the group.
“In fact, the records of the HKSAR Government show that the person has not entered or been refused entry by Hong Kong,” the statement read, referring to the official name of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. “The organization deliberately attacked the HKSAR Government and slandered the human rights situation in Hong Kong without checking the fact.”“While Abuduwaili remains missing, we will remain concerned for his safety.
China denies the accusations, which are based on interviews with survivors, photos and satellite images of the Xinjiang region where many Uyghurs live.“If he had flown to Hong Kong from South Korea, there would be records of him boarding the plane,” said Nyrola Elima, an independent Uyghur researcher based in Sweden.
Tahir Imin, a Washington, D.C.-based Uyghur academic and founder of the Uyghur Times, said that the statement from Hong Kong authorities was a “blatant lie.”
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