China's Ministry of Public Security Monday issued a list of the
first batch of four identified "Eastern Turkistan" terrorist
organizations and 11 alleged members of the organizations.
Zhao Yongchen, deputy director of the counter-terrorism bureau
of the ministry, called for the support of the international
community in fighting the organizations and terrorists.
The identified "Eastern Turkistan" terrorist organizations are:
East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), East Turkistan Liberation
Organization (ETLO), World Uygur Youth Congress (WUYC) and East
Turkistan Information Center (ETIC).
The 11 identified "East Turkistan" terrorists are: Hasan Mahsum,
Muhanmetemin Hazret, Dolqun Isa, Abudujelili Kalakash, Abudukadir
Yapuquan, Abudumijit Muhammatkelim, Abudula Kariaji, Abulimit
Turxun, Huadaberdi Haxerbik, Yasen Muhammat, and Atahan
Abuduhani.
Zhao called on the authorities in all countries to disband the
four terrorist organizations, to ban their activities, to forbid
support, financing and harboring of these organizations and to
freeze their assets.
Zhao said the "Eastern Turkistan" terrorists both within and
outside China had conducted terrorist activities in Xinjiang and
other parts of China aimed at splitting China, including bombings,
murders, arsons, poisonings and assaults.
The terrorist organizations had seriously harmed the lives,
property, security and social stability of Chinese people of all
ethnic groups and constituted a grave threat to the security and
stability of some countries and regions, said Zhao.
He said that by fighting the "Eastern Turkistan" terrorist
organizations in accordance with the law, the Chinese government
had effectively protected the fundamental interests of Chinese
people of all ethnic groups and fundamental human rights and
freedoms in Xinjiang and other parts of China, including the right
to life, the right to existence, the right to personal safety and
the right to development, as well as regional security and
stability.
Zhao said China had strengthened counter-terrorism efforts since
the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States by revising
counter-terrorism laws, establishing and improving a coordination
mechanism for counter-terrorism and beefing up entry and exit
checks.
Zhao said China wished to intensify cooperation with the
international community in fighting terrorism, including the
"Eastern Turkistan" organizations, in areas of information sharing,
extradition and repatriation of suspects and blocking the financing
sources of terrorists.
(Xinhua News Agency December 16, 2003)