BATU PAHAT, Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur will honour its agreement with Beijing to extradite 11 Uighur Muslims wanted by China. However, the Uighurs would be sent back to China only after the conclusion of a police investigation, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. “Our decision to extradite is based on agreements signed with China, includฌing the Mutual Legal Assistance and the extradition treaty. He earlier said he had received an official request from China to deport 11 Uighurs who were detained in the counฌtry last year. China has requested that Thailand deport Uighurs, claiming they are milฌitants, with 109 of them already having been sent back to China, sparking interฌnational condemnation.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 12, 2018 04:39 UTC