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BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian activist to life in prison for alleged terrorist links, delivering a ruling that could ratchet up political tensions between China and Canada.
Huseyin Celil was sentenced for the two crimes of "separating China" and "organizing, leading and participating in terrorist groups, organizations," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said without elaborating.
Liu said the first carried a penalty of life in prison and the deprivation of all political rights, which include free speech and the ability to meet with others or protest. The second carried a sentence of 10 years.
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