Wife of imprisoned Uyghur Christian appeals for international help (August 7, 2009, Mission Network News)
The family of a Uyghur Christian is frustrated with the blatant injustice of his trial, China Aid Association reports. The Kashi District Intermediate People's Court in Xinjiang openly used forged documents to accuse Alimujiang Yimiti of "revealing state secrets or intelligence to overseas organizations" and claimed it didn't have to prove the documents were valid. The verdict in the case is still pending. Yimiti's wife, Guli Nuer, their two children, and Yimiti's mother were not allowed to be present at the trial. However, Yimiti was able to smile and wave to them from a police vehicle, despite his handcuffed hands, outside the gate of the courthouse. It was the first time his family had seen him since he was arbitrarily detained at Kashi Municipal Detention Center on January 12, 2008 - 18 months ago. Only Li Dunyong and Liang Xiaojun, the two attorneys representing Alimujiang, were allowed to attend the trial. Alimujiang testified that he was innocent of the charge, that the charges resulted from his evangelistic activity, and that he will appeal a guilty verdict.
The family of a Uyghur Christian is frustrated with the blatant injustice of his trial, China Aid Association reports. The Kashi District Intermediate People's Court in Xinjiang openly used forged documents to accuse Alimujiang Yimiti of "revealing state secrets or intelligence to overseas organizations" and claimed it didn't have to prove the documents were valid. The verdict in the case is still pending. Yimiti's wife, Guli Nuer, their two children, and Yimiti's mother were not allowed to be present at the trial. However, Yimiti was able to smile and wave to them from a police vehicle, despite his handcuffed hands, outside the gate of the courthouse. It was the first time his family had seen him since he was arbitrarily detained at Kashi Municipal Detention Center on January 12, 2008 - 18 months ago. Only Li Dunyong and Liang Xiaojun, the two attorneys representing Alimujiang, were allowed to attend the trial. Alimujiang testified that he was innocent of the charge, that the charges resulted from his evangelistic activity, and that he will appeal a guilty verdict.
