A whistleblower detective in China describes the torture methods used to get Uyghurs to 'confess'
A Chinese former detective who worked in the Xinjiang region told CNN in an interview published Tuesday about some of the torture tactics he and other detectives used on individuals detained in the Xinjiang region.
The torture tactics against ethnic Uyghurs included shackling detainees to a chair designed to immobilize them called the "tiger chair," hanging them from the ceiling, electrocutions, waterboarding, sleep deprivation, starvation, and sexual violence, he told the news organization.
The man was only identified by CNN as Jiang over fears the Chinese government would retaliate against his family still living in China, according to the outlet. The interview was conducted in Europe where Jiang currently lives in exile, CNN reported.
Jiang said he had been deployed to several areas of Xinjiang about "three or four" times while he was a detective as part of China's "Strike Hard" campaign that targeted ethnic minorities, according to CNN. He was deployed to the region several times over the course of several years, per the CNN report.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/whistleblower-detective-china-describes-torture-171825203.html
