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Six sentenced to death for Xinjiang riots |
A local court here sentenced six people, who were convicted
of murder and other crimes in the deadly riot in Xinjiang in July, to death on
Thursday. The Urumqi Intermediate People's Court also sentenced another three
to life imprisonment, Xinhua reports. The penalties were meted out to Abdukerim
Abduwayit, Gheni Yusup, Abdulla Mettohti, Adil Rozi, Nureli Wuxiu''er and Alim
Metyusup. A seventh person was also on trial. The court gave Tayirejan Abulimit
life imprisonment after he admitted murder and robbery. The court acknowledged
that he helped police capture Alim Metyusup. There was a strong special armed
police presence outside the court, with officers spaced at five-meter intervals,
when the sentences were handed down. Fourteen thousand security personnel, according
to the official Urumqi Online, meanwhile, are patrolling the city, around the
clock. The defendants went on trial in three separate courtrooms at 10 am. More
than 400 people, including the suspects'' relatives, witnessed the proceedings,
which were carried out in the Uygur language with simultaneous translation into
Mandarin. The hearing took place in No 3 courtroom. |
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