Thai Court Sentences Two Men to Death in 2015 Bangkok Shrine Bombing
The court convicted Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed of premeditated murder after a decade-long trial delayed by COVID-19 and translator problems.
- On Thursday, the South Bangkok Criminal Court convicted two Uyghur men, Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed, for the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok that killed 20 people, the country's deadliest attack.
- Security experts believe the attack occurred weeks after Thailand's then-ruling junta forcibly repatriated 109 Uyghurs to China, an act that prompted retaliation from the minority group.
- Mieraili and Mohammed, also known as Adem Karadag, faced a decade-long trial delayed by COVID-19 and translator shortages, having denied all charges throughout their 11-year detention.
- The court imposed the death penalty for premeditated murder, stating, "The actions of both defendants constitute multiple separate offenses." Lawyer Choochat Kanpai announced the accused will appeal within a month.
- Despite United Nations warnings of "irreparable harm," Thailand deported 40 Uyghurs last year, highlighting ongoing risks for those fleeing persecution in China's Xinjiang region.
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Court in Thailand Sentences 2 Uyghurs to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing
A Thai court handed out death sentences on June 11 to two ethnic Uyghurs from China’s Xinjiang region for their role in a bombing that killed 20 people in the center of Bangkok in 2015. Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed—who is also known as Adem Karadag—allegedly confessed during the initial questioning, but have consistently professed their innocence since, claiming their confessions were the result of torture, something the court rejected. …
Two Uighur Chinese were sentenced to death on Thursday, June 11, for leading the most deadly attack in Thailand's history, in which 20 people were killed in 2015 at a religious site in Bangkok.
Thailand condemns 2 Uyghur men to death for 2015 shrine bombing
By Montira Rungjirajittranon Two Chinese Uyghur men were sentenced to death Thursday for carrying out a 2015 attack on a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people, a long-awaited verdict in Thailand’s deadliest bombing case. Bilal Mohammed (centre) and Yusufu Mieraili (back right), defendants in the 2015 Erawan shrine bombing case, arrive at a military court in Bangkok on February 16, 2016. File photo: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP. A Bangkok court convicted Y…
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