Court upholds penalties to Xinjiang riot convicts

The Higher People's Court of Xinjiang upheld on Friday sentences for 21 people who, in six first-instance trials, were convicted of murder and other crimes in the deadly July 5 riot in Urumqi, including death penalty to nine convicts.

The death sentences will take effect after review and approval by the Supreme People's Court, the regional higher people's court said.

Source: Xinhua