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Lawyer asks to prosecute Xinjiang governor in the UK

Erkin Tuniyaz speaks during a press conference in Urumqi in Xinjiang, China, in April 2021
MPs have expressed shock that Erkin Tuniyaz may be visiting the UK. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

A lawyer representing a Kazakh man who has alleged severe human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese state has requested permission from the UK attorney general to prosecute a Xinjiang governor expected to arrive in Britain on Sunday.

On Wednesday, the Foreign Office shocked cross-party opponents of the Chinese treatment of Uyghur people and other Turkic groups who called it “incomprehensible” that the Xinjiang governor, Erkin Tuniyaz – who has been sanctioned by the US – is planning to visit the UK next week.

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