Trial and Sentencing
On August 19, 1996, the Hohhot People’s Procuratorate charged Hada with "espionage", "separatism", "stealing secrets for the enemy" and "organizing counterrevolutionary forces". On November 11, 1996, after a closed hearing, Hada was convicted on the charges of separatism and espionage by the Hohhot Intermediate People’s Court, for which he received a combined sentence of 15 years in prison with a further 4 years deprivation of political rights. The Inner Mongolia Supreme People’s Court rejected Hada’s appeal. Tegexi was sentenced to 10 year prison and 3 years of deprivation of political rights for "separatism", but was released in December 2002, for "good behavior".
After Hada’s arrest, at least 10 other Mongolian intellectuals were arrested. HAda's wife Xinna left a note on the door of her book store about Hada’s detention and crackdown on activists. The authorities immediately suppressed a students protest that followed and arrested 12 of them. Xinna was taken into custody and investigated for "inciting students to cause a disturbance". Although not charged, Xinna was released 4 months later, on April 12, 1996. The Public Security Bureau closed the bookstore in Hohhot, even though the family had no other source of income.
In June 1998, Xinna wrote an open letter to Bill Clinton, who was visiting China as U.S. President. She described Hada’s condition declaring his health problems were "not taken seriously by prison authorities". Xinna asked the authorities to transfer Hada to Hohhot prison for better care and medical treatment. The Chinese authorities never acceded to these requests.
In 2002, Uiles (or Ulies), the son of Hada was charged and sentenced to 2 years prison.,
In 2004, Human Rights in China reported that Hada had been subjected to torture.
In August 2007, Uiles was permitted to visit his father in Chifeng Prison. In a report he described the terrible condition of detention as well as the difficult health issues of his father. He has still been detained beyond his sentence term without any explanation.
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