Speaking of Uyghurs in prison :
From CTV.ca
A Canadian Muslim activist faces possible execution as Uzbek authorities confirmed Friday the man was deported to his native China.Huseyincan Celil, a 37-year-old naturalized Canadian citizen, was sentenced to death in China for human rights work he did on behalf of the Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province.
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The [Uzbek Interior Ministry]’s statement also said Celil’s fingerprints matched those of Turkish citizen Guler Dilaver, who was wanted for murder, terrorism and kidnapping in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan.In 2000, Celil said he escaped from a Chinese prison where he claims to have been tortured. He fled to Uzbekistan and Turkey before reaching Canada, where he was granted citizenship.
I wonder what they got in return?
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Jing added these pithy words on 30 Jun 06 at 5:04 pmIs “human rights work he did on behalf of the Uyghur Muslim minority” Canuckistanese for kidnapping, murder, and terrorism.
Here’s a statement from the Uzbek embassy to AI regarding “Celil”
According to the statement of the Interpol National Central Bureau in Uzbekistan, Huseyincan Celil was identified as Guler Dilaver of Turkish subject and native of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. He had been on wanted list by the Interpol on terrorism charges.
Mr Guler Dilaver (Huseyincan Celil) was born in 1955 in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China and citizen of Turkey. He was wanted by Kyrgyz law enforcement bodies for membership in terrorism groups, kidnapping, taking hostages and illegal weapon possession.
The relevant authorities of Kyrgyzstan have also identified that the arrested was Guler Dilaver (Huseyincan Celil). According to information of Kyrgyz law enforcement bodies, Mr Dilaver (Celil) uses undercover names of Hussein Calil, born in 1968, or Calil Husan Siddikovich, born in 1970, or Huseyincan Celil, born in 1969.
He had been on the Interpol wanted list since 13 August 2002. The warrant for his arrest was signed by the Prosecutor-General of Kyrgyz Republic in January 2001.
Fingerprint tests of Huseyincan Celil proved that he had been arrested on 10 May 1998 and his name was registered by the National Security Service of Kyrgyz Republic as Guler Dilaver. This fact was confirmed in the protocol of identification presented by the Information and Analytical Department of Kyrgyz Interior Ministry on 29 March 2006.
According to the Kyrgyz authorities Guler Dilaver (Huseyincan Celil) was involved in assassination of the head of Uygur society in Kyrgyz Republic on 28 March 2000 and terrorist act against the state delegation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China on 25 May 2000.
sun bin added these pithy words on 30 Jun 06 at 5:32 pm“In May 2000, terrorists of the “Uygur Liberation OrganizationÂ? set fire to the Chinese Commodities Market in Bishkek and murdered one person from China’s Xinjiang, who was sent to Kyrgyzstan to investigate the case;
sun bin added these pithy words on 30 Jun 06 at 5:36 pmthat’s some ‘human right’ work:)
i guess what uzbek got in return is that there is one fewer person out there to murder uzbek citizen? or else W Bush will bomb them back to stone age, for the guilt of harboring the terrrorist.
Elizabeth added these pithy words on 01 Jul 06 at 9:45 am“there is one fewer person out there to murder uzbek citizen?”
Indeed. Why should Uzbekistan pay to feed and clothe this man in prison, or wait for him to do what he appears to have done in Kyrghyzstan? Besides, I seriously doubt he’d be better off in Uzbekistan. If Canada wants him, let them ask for him back.
