Xi Jinping is directly responsible for the Uighur genocide: Exiled East Turkistan government

The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE), representing East Turkistan and its people, said the World Citizens’ Court, a quasi-judicial body, had held Chinese President Xi Jinping “directly responsible for the genocide of the Uighurs.”

East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, is located right in the middle of Asia. In October 1949, troops of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) marched into East Turkistan, effectively ending the ETR. The Chinese Communists established the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the area of ​​East Turkistan.

The ETGE, officially the Government in Exile of the Republic of East Turkistan, is a political organization founded and headquartered in Washington, DC by Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and others from East Turkistan.

ETGE said in a post on social media, “The Chinese tribunal delivered its final verdict on China’s atrocities in occupied East Turkistan (so-called Xinjiang). The presiding judge emphasized that East Turkistan is a region that should have been independent.” he/she stressed that China’s fundamental purpose behind its crimes is to prevent East Turkistan’s independence and forcibly integrate East Turkistan and its people into a Chinese nation.”

“The Judge emphasised that international law mandates recognition of the right to self-determination. he/she concluded that China has systematically planned and committed genocide and crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples and that Chinese dictator Xi Jinping is directly responsible for these crimes. The Judge further highlighted that the ongoing Uyghur genocide is a sustained and vehement attack aimed at the total extermination of the Uyghur community,” the post added.

@courttribunal‘S #ChinaTribunal gave its final verdict on #China‘Atrocities in the occupied territory #EastTurkestan (the so-called “#xinjiang“). The presiding judge emphasised that #EastTurkestan This was a “territory that was considered independent.” he/she stressed that #China‘Built-in… pic.twitter.com/7gPBaK12pU

— East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) (@ETExileGov) July 12, 2024

The Court of Citizens of the World, a quasi-judicial body, launched the ‘China Tribunal’ in The Hague, Netherlands, with hearings from July 8 to 12. The tribunal involved charges against Chinese President Xi Jinping, including crimes of aggression, crimes against humanity and genocide in Taiwan, Tibet and East Turkistan (Xinjiang). Testimony from victims of Chinese oppression was presented during the court proceedings.

The situation in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwest China, is marked by severe repression and human rights abuses against mainly Muslim ethnic minority groups, including Uighurs, Kazakhs and others.

According to reports, the Chinese government has implemented a number of policies aimed at erasing the cultural, religious and ethnic identity of these groups under the guise of combating extremism and terrorism.

The Court of Citizens of the World (CCW) is a people’s tribunal that prosecutes world leaders and regimes that violate human rights, including crimes of aggression and crimes against humanity.