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 in Urumqi.[2][3][4][5]

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."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "China 'executes' Uighur activist". BBC News. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Muslim Executed for Trying to 'Split' China". Muslim American Society. 12 February 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Uyghur political prisoner executed in Urumchi". Uyghur American Association. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Persecution of Uyghurs in the Era of the "War on Terror"" (PDF). Uyghur Human Rights Project. 16 October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "CHINA: FURTHER INFORMATION ON DEATH PENALTY / FEAR OF IMMINENT EXECUTION: ISMAIL SEMED". Amnesty International. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2020. Ismail Semed was executed on 8 February in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
  6. ↑ "Muslim executed for trying to "split" China". Thomson Reuters Foundation News. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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