Kazakstan/China: Further information on fear of torture / fear of execution

Index Number: EUR 57/005/1999
Date Published: 2 August 1999
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, Kazakstan

Zulikar Memet and his brother Hemit Memet have reportedly been sentenced to death. Saydakhmet Memet, another brother of Zulikar Memet, has reportedly been sentenced to six years in prison. The fate of Kasim Mahpir and Ilyas Zordun is still unknown. Both were accused of "assisting separatists / terrorists".