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 USA. 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

  1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6345879.stm
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Muslim Executed for Trying to 'Split' China Muslim American Society
  3. ↑ http://www.uyghuramerican.org/articles/801/1/Uyghur-political-prisoner-executed-in-Urumchi/index.html
  4. ↑ http://uhrp.org/docs/Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_the_Era_of_the_War_on_Terror.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP204811.htm