Men from Uighur ethnic minority convicted over deaths of 15 members of security forces in restive Muslim region of China
Two men have been sentenced to death and three others to prison terms over deadly attacks in the traditionally Muslim region of Xinjiang, Chinese state media has reported.
The violence on 23 April was one of a series of incidents between authorities and members of the region's native Turkic Uighur ethnic minority.
The Xinhua News Agency and other outlets said Musa Hesen, the alleged leader of an extremist group, sentenced to death following a one-day trial on Monday for murder, forming and leading a terrorist organisation and illegally manufacturing explosives.
Another defendant, Rehman Hupur, received the death sentence for murder and belonging to a terrorist organisation. The sentences imposed on the three others ranged from nine years to life in prison.
The reports said the defendants did not contest the charges and had lawyers present during their trial. Death sentences in China are automatically reviewed by the country's highest court before being carried out.
Source: The Guardian, August 13, 2013
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