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China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticised the U.S. for sending the last three Uighur Chinese inmates- Yusef Abbas, Saidullah Khalik, and Hajiakbar Ghuper- at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre to Slovakia, saying they were "terrorists".
The prisoners are the last of 22 Muslim minority Chinese nationals to be moved from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Qin Gang, said that the three were members of the separatist East Turkestan Islamic Movement, which Beijing labels a terror group.
“They are genuine terrorists, they not only threaten China's security, they will threaten the security of the country that receives them.
“China hopes that the relevant country does not give asylum to terrorists and sends them back to China as soon as possible,’’ he said.
Qin added that China did not appreciate a recent U.S. State Department call for Chinese security forces to exercise restraint following the latest outbreak of violence in Xinjiang, also blamed by Beijing on "terrorists".
“We urge the U.S. to abandon their double standards when it comes to terrorism. U.S. should immediately stop saying one thing and doing another, to avoid sending the wrong message to violent terrorist forces,’’ he said.
The U.S. said it was grateful to Slovakia for its “humanitarian gesture.’’
The prisoners are the last of 22 Muslim minority Chinese nationals to be moved from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Qin Gang, said that the three were members of the separatist East Turkestan Islamic Movement, which Beijing labels a terror group.
“They are genuine terrorists, they not only threaten China's security, they will threaten the security of the country that receives them.
“China hopes that the relevant country does not give asylum to terrorists and sends them back to China as soon as possible,’’ he said.
Qin added that China did not appreciate a recent U.S. State Department call for Chinese security forces to exercise restraint following the latest outbreak of violence in Xinjiang, also blamed by Beijing on "terrorists".
“We urge the U.S. to abandon their double standards when it comes to terrorism. U.S. should immediately stop saying one thing and doing another, to avoid sending the wrong message to violent terrorist forces,’’ he said.
The U.S. said it was grateful to Slovakia for its “humanitarian gesture.’’
