China sentences 58 over Xinjiang violence; 12 get death penalty

Source: Xinhua | October 13, 2014, Monday |

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A court in Xinjiang's Kashgar on Monday sentenced 12 people to death for organizing terrorist attacks that killed 37 civilians in Shache County in July.

The Intermediate People's Court of Kashgar Prefecture also sentenced 15 others to death with a two-year reprieve, according to the official news portal of the government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, www.ts.cn.

Nine people received life in prison while another 20 defendants got four to 20 years behind bars.

In addition, two defendants got probation.

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China sentences 58 over Xinjiang violence; 12 get death penalty

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