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29th April 2007, 03:32 AM
Canada told to back off rights case
Canada has no rights to interfere in the case of a Canadian Muslim activist sentenced this month to life in prison in China for alleged terror links, the foreign Ministry said 2 days ago.
Husseyin celil,whose wife and four children live in Burlington,Ont,was convicted of the crimes of “separating China” and”organizing,leading and participating in terrorist groups, organizations.”
Canada has been aggressively lobbying for his release and the dispute is expected to come up when Canadian Foreign Minister Peter Mackey visits China. April 29 to may1.
“We believe the case is China’s internal Affair and in essence relates to antiterrorism,” Said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao at a regular news briefing.” It has no connection with Canada. We hope the Canadian side will not interfere with China’s affairs under this pretext.”
Celil’s wife, Kamila Telendibaeva, is urging Peter MacKey to raise her husband’s case when he visits China next week- something the foreign affairs Minister has said he will do.
Celil, a member of the Uighur minority group in Xinjiang, was born and raised in China, He became wanted in the country after campaigning for the rights of the uighur people in the early 1990s.He was arrested in 1994 and tortured, but escaped from prison in2000 and fled to Uzbekistan and Turkey before reaching Canada, where he was given citizenship
Canada has no rights to interfere in the case of a Canadian Muslim activist sentenced this month to life in prison in China for alleged terror links, the foreign Ministry said 2 days ago.
Husseyin celil,whose wife and four children live in Burlington,Ont,was convicted of the crimes of “separating China” and”organizing,leading and participating in terrorist groups, organizations.”
Canada has been aggressively lobbying for his release and the dispute is expected to come up when Canadian Foreign Minister Peter Mackey visits China. April 29 to may1.
“We believe the case is China’s internal Affair and in essence relates to antiterrorism,” Said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao at a regular news briefing.” It has no connection with Canada. We hope the Canadian side will not interfere with China’s affairs under this pretext.”
Celil’s wife, Kamila Telendibaeva, is urging Peter MacKey to raise her husband’s case when he visits China next week- something the foreign affairs Minister has said he will do.
Celil, a member of the Uighur minority group in Xinjiang, was born and raised in China, He became wanted in the country after campaigning for the rights of the uighur people in the early 1990s.He was arrested in 1994 and tortured, but escaped from prison in2000 and fled to Uzbekistan and Turkey before reaching Canada, where he was given citizenship