Xie Nanfang - 谢南方
Chinese name:
谢南方
Gender:
Male
Age:
64
City:
Yinchuan
Province:
Ningxia
Occupation:
Date of Death:
February 28, 2020
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
September 19, 2019
Most recent place of detention:
Yinchuan Detention Center
Case Description:
Ningxia Man Dies in Custody Five Months after His Arrest
Mr. Xie Nanfang, a Yinchuan City, Ningxia Province, resident, was arrested together with 12 other Falun Gong practitioners in a police sweep on September 19, 2019. The officers ordered a locksmith to open Mr. Xie’s door and realized that no one was at home. They waited outside of his apartment building and arrested Mr. Xie when he returned at 2 p.m. His home was ransacked.
While four practitioners were later released, nine, including Mr. Xie, remained in custody. Their cases were submitted to the prosecutor on December 11, 2019.
The prosecutor returned the cases to the police twice, on January 22 and April 2, 2020. The police resubmitted them on February 20 and April 24. Mr. Xie died on February 28, 2020, in the Yinchuan City Detention Center while awaiting indictment. He was 64. Details about his death remain under investigation.
On May 20, 2020, the prosecutor decided to not indict Mr. Xie three months after his death. The next day, the prosecutor indicted the other eight practitioners and forwarded their cases to the Xixia District Court. They were scheduled to appear in the Xixia District Court on July 28, 2020.
Mr. Xie Nanfang, a Yinchuan City, Ningxia Province, resident, was arrested together with 12 other Falun Gong practitioners in a police sweep on September 19, 2019. The officers ordered a locksmith to open Mr. Xie’s door and realized that no one was at home. They waited outside of his apartment building and arrested Mr. Xie when he returned at 2 p.m. His home was ransacked.
While four practitioners were later released, nine, including Mr. Xie, remained in custody. Their cases were submitted to the prosecutor on December 11, 2019.
The prosecutor returned the cases to the police twice, on January 22 and April 2, 2020. The police resubmitted them on February 20 and April 24. Mr. Xie died on February 28, 2020, in the Yinchuan City Detention Center while awaiting indictment. He was 64. Details about his death remain under investigation.
On May 20, 2020, the prosecutor decided to not indict Mr. Xie three months after his death. The next day, the prosecutor indicted the other eight practitioners and forwarded their cases to the Xixia District Court. They were scheduled to appear in the Xixia District Court on July 28, 2020.
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https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2020/7/20/185953.html
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