Washington DC, April 11 -- The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) is calling for an immediate international investigation into the infiltration of Uyghur diaspora organisations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), following the arrest of Dilshat Reshit, a spokesperson and co-founder of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), on espionage charges for China, as reported in an ETGE release.

Documents from a Swedish court have confirmed Reshit's arrest on suspicion of spying on Uyghur communities for Chinese intelligence. The ETGE considers this a deeply troubling development that reinforces longstanding warnings by East Turkistani leaders about Chinese attempts to undermine and dismantle Uyghur advocacy from within.

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