A city in China’s far-western Xinjiang region has ordered people who are “poisoned by extremism, terrorism and separatism,” in contact with overseas terror
BEIJING – A city in China’s far-western Xinjiang region has ordered people who are “poisoned by extremism, terrorism and separatism,” in contact with overseas terror groups or act in a conservative Islamic manner, to turn themselves in to authorities.
Those who surrender to judicial organs within 30 days and confess to their crimes will be treated leniently and might avoid punishment, said a notice posted Sunday on the official social media account of the municipal government of Hami.
Beijing has in recent months faced an outcry from activists, academics and foreign governments over mass detentions and strict surveillance of the Muslim Uighur minority and other ethnic groups that live in Xinjiang.
China rejects the criticism, saying that it protects the religion and culture of minorities in the region and that its security measures are needed to combat the influence of “extremist” groups that incite violence there.
“All individuals involved in terrorist crimes and poisoned by the ‘three evil forces’ are urged to surrender themselves to the judicial organs within 30 days and to confess and hand over the facts of your crime,” Hami city’s notice said.
