Xinjiang courts handle rising security cases
URUMQI: Courts across Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region handled a total of 437 cases of endangering State security last year, compared with 268 such cases in 2008, the regional court chief has announced.
"More than 250 people were sentenced to 10 years in prison or more for offenses related to endangering State security," Rozi Ismail, president of the Higher People's Court of Xinjiang, said in his annual work report during a plenary session of the Xinjiang People's Congress on Thursday.
According to Chinese law, activities endangering State security include: joining an espionage organization or accepting a mission assigned by an espionage organization or by its agent; stealing, secretly gathering, buying or unlawfully providing secrets; or committing any other sabotage that endangers national security.
