Update on Alimujiang Yimiti's Trial

Alimujiang Yimiti
Alimujiang Yimiti
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After a trial lasting six and a half hours on May 27, Alimujiang Yimiti's case was referred back to the Public Security Bureau's prosecutors due to "insufficient evidence," according to a May 27 report from China Aid Association. A Uygur Christian, Yimiti was arrested on January 12 (click here for more details), and accused of "endangering national security." He was represented by two lawyers who were present at his trial.

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Asia

Population
1,336,718,015 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Han Chinese (91.5), Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities (8.5)

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