There is a “very credible case” that China is carrying out genocide against Uighurs, according to a formal legal opinion recently published in the United Kingdom and cited by the BBC on Sunday.
The legal opinion — written by senior barristers at Essex Court Chambers in London, and based on a six-month legal assessment — concluded there was evidence of state-mandated behavior that showed an intent to destroy the Muslim minority in northwest China, as well as the deliberate infliction of harm against Uighurs in detention.
The opinion also claims there is a “plausible” case Chinese President Xi Jinping was among those responsible for the genocide.
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Supporters of China’s Muslim Uighur minority wave the flag of East Turkestan and hold placards on December 20, 2019, during a demonstration at Fatih in Istanbul. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
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