Mohamed Aziz Obol, owner of the largest hotel in Qaglik, has been missing for 20 months

The campaigns and arrests against Uyghur businessmen continue, which reached their peak in 2017. The arrest of Mohammed Aziz Ubul, owner of "Rahat" (Comfort) Hotel, who was well-known in real estate business in Qaghiliq district, was revealed in 2022. After 20 months, he has not been released yet. It was confirmed that Mohammed Aziz Ubul was arrested for hosting a currently detained religious figure at his hotel 10 years ago.
According to an expatriate from Kashgar, Mohammed Aziz Ubul, who operated a hotel called "Rahat" (Comfort) in Qaghiliq, was transferred to the camp in 2017. Mohammed Aziz Ubul, who was detained on suspicion of "religious extremism" was not accused of moral crimes, was released after two years in the camps and investigations in prison revealed that he had not committed any wrongdoing except learning the Quran from his parents in his childhood. In October 2022, when he left the camp and reopened his hotel in Qaghiliq, the police suddenly surrounded the hotel without prior notice; everyone was interrogated one by one, from hotel staff to guests. Mohammed Aziz Ubul himself was transferred to prison, blindfolded with a black bag over his head. Friends and family members of Mohammed Aziz Ubul, who turned fifty this year, have not heard from him since the day of his arrest.
According to electronic archives, the "Rahat" (Comfort) Hotel is located in Dong Mahalla area in Qaghiliq prefecture. We contacted a police officer from the Dong Mahalla area residents' committee and asked about Mohammed Aziz Ubul's current situation.
The officer confirmed that Mohammed Aziz Ubul has been detained for two years. However, he did not reveal the reason for detention.
In the online business directory, it is said that "Rahat" (Comfort) Hotel started its operations in 2009, and the hotel's annual business report from 2011 to 2021 was included in the file. It was mentioned that the hotel has been preparing operational reports since 2022.
A police officer from Qaghiliq Bazar who received our call said that Mohammed Aziz Ubul stayed with a religious figure at his hotel 10 years before his arrest, meaning in 2012. Suleiman, a religious figure, was charged with "separatism" and sentenced to prison in 2014. Mohammed Aziz Ubul was arrested on suspicion of "harboring a criminal" due to his friendship and respect for this religious figure. According to the police officer, in the 20 months since Mohammed Aziz Ubul's arrest, several secret trials have been held, but the details of the case have not been officially announced to family members and the public police.