21. May 2009
Labrang monk sentenced to life, 2 brothers arrested
(TCHRD) A Chinese court has sentenced a monk to life imprisonment in connection with protests in 2008, according to TCHRD. The Kanlho (Chin: Gannan) Intermediate People's Court announced the verdict on Tsultrim Gyatso, a monk from Labrang monastery for "endangering the state security". Tsultrim, participated in a protest in Sangchu (Chin: Xiahe) county on 15 March 2008, according to reports. Tsultrim fled the county immediately after the protest but was arrested in May 2008 by Drugchu (Zhouqu) county Public Security Bureau (PSB). In a separate incident, two brothers from Kardze (Chin: Ganzi) were arrested in early May 2009 for their role in a protest in Kardze county on 18 March 2008. They were on the run since the protest until their arrest in Jyekundo (Chin: Yushu) in Qinghai province. Tenpa, and Jamdo, are from Rapa Village in Kardze county, Kardze TAP, Sichuan province.