The so-called “Uyghur Tribunal” is just another anti-China farce, and the fake tribunal has nothing to do with law and is aimed at political and public opinion manipulation in the name of court, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a Thursday press conference, calling the move a “blasphemy” against law.
The “Uyghur Tribunal” was established in September 2020 in the UK at the request of the “World Uygur Congress” (WUC), which claimed to work for human rights but was proven to be a US-funded secessionist network. Geoffrey Nice, a British barrister, is founder and chair of the tribunal, which is scheduled to hold a “hearing” from June 4 to 7 on the stories of “victims” from Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Wang told the press conference the so-called tribunal has gathered a bunch of people who make a living by smearing and acting against China. The largest financial supporter is the WUC, and “experts” and “witnesses” for the hearings include notorious anti-China “scholar” Adrian Zenz, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and actors who have appeared in Western media making all kinds of accusations against China.
“It can be predicted that the so-called tribunal made by these people is nothing but a performance that treats laws as nothing. It will let the international community know how malicious those rumors and lies on Xinjiang are,” Wang said.
Spokesperson of the Xinjiang regional government Elijan Anayat also expressed opposition to the “tribunal” and said the region will take countermeasures if certain people insist on going astray.
Elijan said there is no “genocide” or “forced labor” in China’s Xinjiang and local residents have stood up to refute the smears. “The tribunal is the latest farce that severely violates international laws and order.”
People dance at a square during a culture and tourism festival themed on Dolan and Qiuci culture in Awat County of Aksu Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Oct. 25, 2019.Photo:Xinhua
