Three condemned to death, life imprisonment over imam murder  

新疆大毛拉被害案一審宣判：2人死刑1人無期

9月28日，喀什地區中級人民法院一審公開開庭審理艾尼 艾山等3名被告人組織、領導、參加恐怖組織，殺害中國伊斯蘭教協會副會長、喀什市艾提尕爾清真寺伊瑪目居瑪 塔伊爾大毛拉一案，依法以組織、領導恐怖組織罪、故意殺人罪數罪并罰，判處被告人艾尼 艾山、努爾買買提 阿比迪力米提死刑，剝奪政治權利終身；以參加恐怖組織罪、故意殺人罪數罪并罰，判處被告人阿塔吾拉 吐遜無期徒刑，剝奪政治權利終身。[查看全文]

A Xinjiang court on Sunday sentenced two people to death and another to life behind bars for the murder of a prestigious imam in July.

Gheni Hasan and Nurmemet Abidilimit were sentenced to death on charges of forming and leading terrorist groups and murder, while Atawulla Tursun was given life imprisonment on charges of taking part in terrorist groups and murder, said the verdict by the Kashgar Intermediate People's Court.

The court said the gang, led by Gheni Hasan, was influenced by religious extremism and trained its members to murder patriotic religious figures. On July 30, Nurmemet Abidilimit and two other members killed Jume Tahir outside the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar. Two gang members were shot dead by police in the manhunt.

The hearing was attended by the members of the public.