Sattar Sawut was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve after being found guilty of separatism and taking bribes. Photo: Weibo
Uygur ex-head of Xinjiang education department gets suspended death sentence
- Sattar Sawut found guilty of separatism and taking bribes linked to publication of ‘problematic’ school textbooks, court says
- Five other Uygurs given heavy sentences, while former head of Xinjiang department of justice gets suspended death sentence in separate case
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Sattar Sawut was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve after being found guilty of separatism and taking bribes. Photo: Weibo