Aireti Mamuti : The people's hero

Aireti Mamuti works with his colleague (left)

Aireti Mamuti's wife mourns before Aireti Mamuti's statue

Aireti Mamuti, former deputy director of the public security bureau of Pishan county, Hotan Prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, was awarded with the title of “The people's hero”.

Born in October, 1969, Mamuti died in September 2016 when searching for A-class fugitives. He was killed by a suicide bomber. For 27 years, he had been fighting on the frontline for safeguarding social stability and security. By giving full play of his counter-terrorism combat experience, he led the police to successfully solve a series of cases.

Source：The Press Office, International Department of the CPC Central Committee