An appeal court in Morocco’s capital city of Casablanca on Thursday approved the deportation of a Muslim Uyghur activist to China despite strong fears that he would be tortured in the Asian country over his beliefs.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that Amnesty International has warned that 33-year-old computer engineer Idris Hasan is at ‘grave risk of facing torture’ in China.
The 33-year-old computer engineer was arrested sometime in July this year at his arrival at Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca from Turkey, where he lives and works.
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He was subject to an Interpol red notice issued at the request of China which was seeking his extradition on terrorism charges.
Mr Hasan was working on a Uyghur diaspora online newspaper based in Turkey. He was also involved in helping activists in collecting evidence and testimonies of abuse in Xinjiang China.
Activists believe the extradition is politically motivated and part of the Chinese crackdown on dissidents based abroad.
Human rights groups say the Chinese government has gradually stripped away the religious and other freedoms of the Uyghurs, culminating in an oppressive system of mass surveillance, detention, indoctrination, and even forced sterilisation.
Meanwhile, Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that China has continued to deny the allegations.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
