16. May 2009
TCHRD concerned about death sentence Tibetans
(TCHRD) The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has expressed concern for the fate of two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, who were sentenced to death by the Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People's Court on 08 April 2009. According to TCHRD, there is no information on whether the two have appealed to the higher people's court for review. As the deadline for any review draws near, TCHRD expressed concern about the prospect of their imminent execution as it was earlier reported that the two "had committed extremely serious crimes and have to be executed to assuage the people's anger" according to the court spokesman at the time of sentencing.