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 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. "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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