Three condemned to death, life imprisonment over imam murder  

新疆大毛拉被害案一审宣判：2人死刑1人无期

9月28日，喀什地区中级人民法院一审公开开庭审理艾尼 艾山等3名被告人组织、领导、参加恐怖组织，杀害中国伊斯兰教协会副会长、喀什市艾提尕尔清真寺伊玛目居玛 塔伊尔大毛拉一案，依法以组织、领导恐怖组织罪、故意杀人罪数罪并罚，判处被告人艾尼 艾山、努尔买买提 阿比迪力米提死刑，剥夺政治权利终身；以参加恐怖组织罪、故意杀人罪数罪并罚，判处被告人阿塔吾拉 吐逊无期徒刑，剥夺政治权利终身。[查看全文]

A Xinjiang court on Sunday sentenced two people to death and another to life behind bars for the murder of a prestigious imam in July.

Gheni Hasan and Nurmemet Abidilimit were sentenced to death on charges of forming and leading terrorist groups and murder, while Atawulla Tursun was given life imprisonment on charges of taking part in terrorist groups and murder, said the verdict by the Kashgar Intermediate People's Court.

The court said the gang, led by Gheni Hasan, was influenced by religious extremism and trained its members to murder patriotic religious figures. On July 30, Nurmemet Abidilimit and two other members killed Jume Tahir outside the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar. Two gang members were shot dead by police in the manhunt.

The hearing was attended by the members of the public.