The case of Alimujiang Yimiti, a Uyghur Christian who was arrested on January 12, 2008 on charges of "endangering national security" (read the story) has been sent to a Chinese Communist Party committee at the highest government level in Xingjian Uyghur Autonomous Region. ChinaAid recently received a letter from Yimiti's wife which revealed that authorities have been passing the case back and forth between law enforcement agencies since his trial in late May 2008 and denying him any contact with his family.

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