Chinese court sentences 2 men to death for killing pro-government imam at Id Kah mosque
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chinese state media say two men were sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for killing a pro-government Muslim cleric in the far western city of Kashgar.
The government-run news portal Tianshan Net said the court in Kashgar on Sunday found Gheni Hasan and Nurmemet Abidilimit guilty of organizing and leading a terrorist group as well as intentional homicide, and sentenced them to death.
Tianshan says the third man, Atawulla Tursun, participated in the terror group.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chinese media say Nurmemet Abidilimit and two other men killed imam Jume Tahir, 74, after dawn prayers at a major mosque on July 30, amid a string of violence by members of the Uighur minority against government institutions and supporters.
Nurmemet Abidilimit was arrested, and the other two were shot dead by police.