The Urumqi Intermediate People's Court held a public...

The Urumqi Intermediate People's Court held a public rally to sentence to death or life imprisonment 24 criminals convicted either of splitting the country, murder, or robbery at trial of first instance.Gan Zhixue and Xu Shuangquan were sentenced to death for robbing a man of 849,000 yuan with knives in broad daylight in downtown Urumqi on December 21, 2000. An accomplice, Xu Zhiping was sentenced to life imprisonment.Ding Yufeng and He Xiaobin were sentenced to death for murder. On September 15, 1999, they tricked Luo Jin into a house, killed him and took illegal possession of his property, worth 440,000 yuan. Because of the seriousness of the case, both criminals were taken to the execution ground for immediate execution.