【新唐人2014年09月25日訊】被稱為「溫和的維吾爾族批評者」，一貫以和平方式倡導漢維對話，卻被中共視為「眼中釘」，遭到重判。許多人都在關心他，也有許多人想要了解他。今天，我們要帶大家走近這位被投入中共牢籠的學者，北京中央民族大學經濟學院講師—伊力哈木·土赫提的世界。
伊力哈木，1969年生於新疆克州阿圖甚縣城，自小在維漢混居的政府大院長大。父親是49年後的第一代民族知識份子。文革期間，在他年僅2歲時，28歲的父親慘死。
長大後的伊力哈木當上學者，主要研究新疆地區的收入差距，以及失業問題。2006年，伊力哈木創辦了「維吾爾在線」網站，他也曾因此被當局扣查和打壓。
北京維權人士胡佳：「他在我的心目中，首先是一位可信賴的兄長，其次是良心異議人（士）。他是一個真正的學者，總是會很理性很理性的給你擺事實，講道理，做分析。」
伊力哈木認為，新疆問題的癥結，主要不在於維吾爾族人，而在於北京當局對維族的政治和經濟歧視。當局一味「反恐」，反而使得新疆問題惡化。
但是，被外界稱為「溫和批評者」的伊力哈木，儘管發言謹慎，仍然無法被中共所容忍。
伊力哈木：「因言論獲罪，因為辦了媒體獲罪，因為說了真話獲罪，我願意，我覺得是很榮耀的事情。」「有人說我是維吾爾的良知，我不夠格。我希望維吾爾人的良知在我身上體現。」「我不喜歡暴力，我不會提倡暴力。我並不認為漢民族是我們的敵人。」
今年1月15號，北京警方將伊力哈木從北京家中帶走，沒有出具罪名。經過8個月的漫長等待，9月23號下午，各界等來了伊力哈木因「分裂國家罪」，被判處無期徒刑、並沒收全部財產的結果。
被法警押出法庭時，伊力哈木高喊「不服判決，抗議！」而他的妻子古再麗努爾(Guzailai Nu’er)，在聽到判決後，不禁慟哭。這個結果也讓包括歐美在內的國際社會，感到極其震驚。
「世界維吾爾人大會」發言人迪裡夏提，在接受《希望之聲》採訪時表示，伊力哈木案，讓那些還對中共抱有一定期待，希望透過和平方式，提出合理建議的「搖擺不定的維吾爾人」，徹底失望了。
而這位曾經被稱為北京城裡最富有的維吾爾人，到成為「最貧窮的維吾爾人之一」，伊力哈木在此前的採訪中，對此顯得並不在意。但是，他有他擔心的事情。
伊力哈木：「最擔心的就是孩子了，怕他們遭到迫害。因為他們已經遭到了迫害，他們沒有學校上，旁聽生 ，我怕到那時候旁聽生都沒有了。小孩兒會很茫然，不知道（怎麼辦）。」
伊力哈木的兩個兒子，一個5歲，另一個8歲。
而伊力哈木19歲的的女兒，菊爾·伊力哈木(Jewher Ilham)，今年5月時，曾經撰文說，對父親「涉嫌分裂國家」的指控是那麼的荒唐。如果說他犯有甚麼罪行，那就是講出了令人不安的真相。
香港《蘋果日報》發表評論員文章，認為中共一意孤行，用重罪懲處溫和的維族異見人士，刺激溫和派倒向激進派，其實都是在掩飾中共在貪腐、權鬥醜聞不斷衝擊下的分裂。
胡佳：「 這種東西（中共暴力手段）不是只對著恐怖份子使用的，它隨時可以侵蝕到每一個無辜的老百姓身上，每一個表達自己訴求的公民身上。漢族人應該清醒了，伊力哈木是誰，我們應該去了解他。因為知道這麼長時間以來，我們承受的所謂暴恐事件內核在哪裏？誰是冤頭債主啊？那是共產黨！」
維權網9月24號的消息說，李方平律師在新疆烏魯木齊看守所會見了伊力哈木。伊力哈木發表判後感言，並簽署了15頁的上訴狀，李方平律師將代為提交上訴。
採訪/田淨 編輯/王子琦 後製/李勇
Moderate Critic: Ilham Tohti
He is a moderate critic known to advocate peaceful dialogue
between the Hans and the Uyghurs, but was sentenced to life
for being a thorn in the eye of the Communist regime.
Many people are concerned about him and many also
would like to learn more about him.
He is the prominent Uyghur Economist at Central
Nationalities University, Liham Tohti.
Ilham Tohti was born in Artush, Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region in 1969.
He grew up in a county government compound amongst
a mixed Han and Uyghur population.
His father was the first generation of national intellectual
after 1949, but was killed during the Cultural Revolution
at age of 28 when Ilham was only 2-years-old.
As a scholar, he is known for his research in income disparity
and unemployment in Xinjiang.
In 2006, he hosted Uyghur Online.
Since then, he has become the subject
of detention and suppression by the regime.
Beijing activist Hu Jia: “To me, he has been a trustworthy
brother at first, and then a conscience dissent.
He is a true scholar. He would always detail facts
with highly rational analysis."
Ilham believes that the crux of the problem in Xinjiang
is not about the Uyghur but the regime discrimination
in politics and economics.
The blind anti-terrorism policy of the regime has only
worsened the situation in Xinjiang.
However, his modest critics, despite much caution,
still cannot be tolerated by the Communist Party.
Ilham: “I can go to jail for what I say, the website I run,
and my honest words, which is an honorable thing."
“Some people said I was Uyghur of conscience.
I am not qualified.
But I hope the Uyghur conscience is in me."
“I do not like violence, I do not advocate violence.
I do not think the Han are our enemies."
Beijing police took Ilham away from his home in Beijing
this Jan. 15 without issuing charges.
After eight months of long wait, Ilham was found guilty of
“separatism" and sentenced to life imprisonment on Sept. 23.
All of his assets were confiscated.
Prior to being escorted out of the court by the bailiff,
Ilham shouted, “appeal against the verdict, oppose!"
His wife, Guzailai Nu’er, could not help but burst into tears
after hearing the verdict.
The verdict also shocked the international community.
Dilshat Reshit, a spokesman for the World Uyghur Congress,
said the verdict has completely disappointed those “wavering"
Uyghurs who had certain expectation of the CCP and hoped
to communicate with manners, peace and rationale,
reported Sound of Hope.
Ilham, once the richest Uyghur in Beijing and now one
of the poorest Uyghurs, seemed not to care so much
in his earlier interview. But, he does have his concerns.
Ilham: “I am most concerned about the children.
I fear for their being persecuted. They have been.
They could not go to school as regular students but to audit.
I am afraid that they would even lose the qualification
to audit.
The kids will be at a loss."
He has two sons, one is five and the other is eight.
In May, his 19-year-old daughter, Jewher Ilham, described
the accusation of “separatism" against her father as “absurd",
and said, “if he is guilty of anything, it is of speaking
uncomfortable truths."
A commentary in Hong Kong’s Apple Daily believed that
the CCP’s insistence punishing a moderate Uyghur dissident
with a felony to force the moderates to become radical,
in fact, covers up the split caused by the impact
of corruption, power struggle and scandals.
Hu Jia: “This tactic is not only used against terrorists;
It is always used to attack innocent people, anyone
who expresses their aspirations.
The Han people should wake up and learn to know
who Ilham is, why we are suffering so much terrorism,
and who the creditor is. It is the Communist Party!"
On Sept. 24 the rights Website, www.weiquanwang.org,
released Ilham’s remarks after the verdict.
Accordingly, his lawyer Li Fangping visited
the detention center in Urumqi, Xinjiang, and met
with Ilham who signed a 15-page long petition.
Lawyer Li Fangping will submit an appeal
on behalf of Ilham Tohti.
InterviewTianJing/ Edit/Wang Ziqi Post-Production/LiYong
