China Backs Thailand Death Sentences for 2 Uyghurs in 2015 Bangkok Shrine Bombing
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11
China Backs Thailand Death Sentences for 2 Uyghurs in 2015 Bangkok Shrine Bombing
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11
Summary
Two Uyghur men were sentenced to death by Bangkok South Criminal Court over the 2015 Erawan shrine bombing that killed 20 people, including tourists.
China immediately backed Thailand’s ruling after Adem Karadag, also known as Bilal Mohammed, and Yusufu Mieraili were convicted and ordered to pay more than 1 million baht for public-property damage.
Thai authorities had detained the pair shortly after the blast near major international hotels, but the prosecution dragged on for years, with pandemic disruptions among the causes of delay.
The verdict closes a long-running case tied to one of Bangkok’s deadliest attacks on a major tourist site.