Head of Xincai County Government			Director of the Xincai County
Wang Jingfeng Xianzhang					Department of Public Security
Xincaixian Renmin Zhengfu 				Bian Fenglu Juzhang
1 Zhengfujie, Xincaixian					Xincaixian Gong´anju
463500 Henansheng					Shenglijie, Guluzhen
People´s Republic of China				463500 Henansheng
								People´s Republic of China

copies to:
Premier of the People´s Republic of China
WEN Jiabao Guojia Zongli						
The State council General Office				Botschaft der
2 Fuyouji							Volksrepublik China
Xichengqu							S.E. Herrn WU Hongbong
Beijingshi 100017						Märkisches Ufer 54	
People´s Republic of China				10179 Berlin

Dear Head of Xincai Government / Dear Director,

I am turning to you on behalf of 

			Tian Xi, 

a 23-year-old Chinese citizen currently detained for "intentionally damaging property". 

Tian Xi contracted HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C through a blood transfusion in 1996, when he was nine years old. On 2 August 2010, he went to the hospital where he had received that transfusion, in order to speak with the Principal of the hospital about compensation for himself and for others infected though transfusions there. The Principal refused to address his concerns and physically rebuffed him, and in some irritation, Tian Xi pushed items off his desk.

On the night of 17 August 2010, nearly 20 police officers and people in white coats came to Tian Xi´s home and took him to the Xincai County Number 2 People´s Hospital. THe following day he was transferred to to Xincai police station for detention. He was formally arrested and charged on 23 August 2010. His case was moved to the procurator on 25 August 2010. According to his lawyer, who met him on 26 August 2010, Tian Xi does not have adequate access to the medical treatment he needs. 
 
Dear Head of Xincai Government / dear Director, along with amnesty international, I doubt that the above incident at the hospital was sufficiently serious to attract criminal punishment and detention. Rather, it appears that Tian Xi´s arrest and prolonged detention are part of a concerted effort by the Chinese authorities to stop his human rights activities. 

Therefore, I call on the Chinese authorities to

-	 to release Tian Xi immediately and unconditionally,

-	to guarantee that Tian Xi will not be tortured or ill-treated while he is in custody,

-	to ensure that Tian Xi has access to lawyers of his choice, his family and any medical attention he may require, 

-	to initiate an impartial investigation into allegations by Tian Xi and other HIV / AIDS victims that they contracted HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C through blood transfusions conducted in state hospitals using blood from government-sanctioned blood collecting stations, and to review the compensation given to some of those infected as a result of poor practice in blood collection.

I am sure you will comply with my petition and look forward to hearing from you in connection with this urgent matter.

Yours sincerely and respectfully,