Tohti , a prominent Uyghurs scholar , was charged with `` separatism '' Detained by police in Last week , he was taken to his native province of China . Police say they gathered firm evidence of him colluding with overseas forces to `` spread separatist ideas '' Li Fangping , Tohti 's other lawyer , told CNN earlier . Ilham Tohtia 's lawyers have said that the scholar continues to emphasize his innocence .
Tohti , a prominent Uyghurs scholar , was charged with `` separatism '' Detained by police in Last week , he was taken to his native province of China . Police say they gathered firm evidence of him colluding with overseas forces to `` spread separatist ideas '' Ilham Tohtia 's lawyers have said that the scholar continues to emphasize his innocence .