WUC President Alawdun: ‘Scholz res • Table.Briefings

WUC President Turgunjan Alawdun (right) in conversation with Table editor Marcel Grzanna in Sarajevo on the day of his election.

On Saturday, Turgunjan Alawdun was elected the fourth president of the World Uyghur Congress. The 58-year-old says that the Chinese offered him a lot of money for his withdrawal. But instead he remained firm and accepted the consequences for himself and his family.

Mr Alawdun, as President of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), you are exposed to slander and threats. Why did you stand for election anyway?

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