Court in Thailand Sentences 2 Uyghurs to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing

After the judges left the courtroom in Bangkok, one of the defendants, Yusufu Mieraili, said, ‘I did not receive justice. … I ask Thai people to help me.’

Thai soldiers inspect the scene after a bomb exploded outside the Erawan shrine in central Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 17, 2015. Pornchai Kittiwongsagul /AFP/Getty Images

A Thai court handed out death sentences ‌on June 11 to two ethnic Uyghurs from China’s Xinjiang region for ‌their role in a bombing that killed 20 people in the center of Bangkok in 2015.

Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed—who is also known as Adem Karadag—allegedly confessed during the initial questioning, but have consistently professed their innocence since, claiming their confessions were the result of torture, something the court rejected.