More than 200 face trial over China ethnic riots
source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/china.urumqi.riots/
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China will reportedly put more than 200 people on trial this week for alleged involvement in the country's worst ethnic violence in decades, an apparent move to draw a line under the episode but one that experts say is unlikely to address grievances that spawned the unrest.
The hearings will take place in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang and the site of the violence last month that killed nearly 200 people and injured another 1,700, the state-run China Daily reported Monday. The rioting pitted indigenous Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighurs against members of China's dominant Han ethnic group, who have migrated to the far western region in droves.
The speed with which the suspects are going on trial seems to reflect a government desire to appease public anger by bringing swift justice upon those they blame for the violence.
The hearings will take place in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang and the site of the violence last month that killed nearly 200 people and injured another 1,700, the state-run China Daily reported Monday. The rioting pitted indigenous Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighurs against members of China's dominant Han ethnic group, who have migrated to the far western region in droves.
The speed with which the suspects are going on trial seems to reflect a government desire to appease public anger by bringing swift justice upon those they blame for the violence.
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