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| China offers reward for leads on Islamism in Xinjiang |
| 2016-04-14 |
| [RFA] Officials in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are offering a cash bounty of up to $774,000 for tips about suspicious activity linked to terrorism or religious extremism. One government official said, "The program is a necessary step that corresponds to the reality and development of Xinjiang." While informants can earn cash, the amount of money they receive depends on the quality of information they give, local law enforcement officials said. A Uighur police officer based in the Hoten (in Chinese Hetian) Prefecture said, "The reward amount depends on value of information. We report the information they provide to us to the local public security department, which evaluates the value of the information." The rewards fall into different categories with information about bombs, bombers and bomb making raking in the most cash. Another police officer said, "Information about a bombing somewhere, or making bombs, or planning to make bombs for an attack is the most valuable. The top information will be awarded 5 million yuan." The officer added, "This includes the planning stage. If someone informs us before the attack, the cash reward will increase because that is preventive work." While the main aim of the program is interdicting terrorist activity, the officer said someone has already collected some money for turning in an illegal religious school. He said, "In our village we rewarded a guy who informed us about an illegal religious school. We have arrested that school teacher." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 "Look for the pointy towers with some guy shouting." There. Send me my check. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-04-14 11:43 |