China is condemning accusations made in a Spanish court that it engaged in genocide, torture and crimes against humanity in Tibet. China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the allegations are \"sheer fabrication.\" The ministry also said that the court was interfering in China's internal affairs.
The court is hearing testimony from an exiled Tibetan now living in Spain in a complaint that accuses former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, former Prime Minister Li Peng, and five other top Chinese officials of responsibility for the alleged crimes. Spanish law allows courts to try international complaints of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Rights groups say more than a million Tibetans have been killed or gone missing since China took control of Tibet in 1950.