Ismail Semed
Ismail Semed was an Uighur activist executed by China for possession of illegal firearms and explosives. He was accused of "attempting to split the motherland".[1][2]
A Chinese court found Semed guilty of possession of illegal firearms and explosives and separatism for involvement in the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, which is considered a terrorist group by China and other countries including the United States. He was executed by firing squad on 8 February 2007.[2][3][4]
Human rights group said the evidence was insufficient. Nicholas Bequelin, Hong Kong-based China researcher of Human Rights Watch, said: "The death penalty was widely disproportionate to the alleged crimes ... his trial did not meet minimum requirements of fairness and due process."[5]
References
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6345879.stm
- 1 2 Muslim Executed for Trying to 'Split' China Muslim American Society
- ↑ http://www.uyghuramerican.org/articles/801/1/Uyghur-political-prisoner-executed-in-Urumchi/index.html
- ↑ http://uhrp.org/docs/Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_the_Era_of_the_War_on_Terror.pdf
- ↑ http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP204811.htm