Two more Tibetan monks jailed in immolation case
August 31st, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANSBeijing, Aug 30 (IANS) A court in China’s Sichuan province Tuesday jailed two Tibetan monks for homicide that led to another monk’s death by self-immolation.
Rigzin Phuntsog set himself on fire March 16 and remained hidden for 11 hours. He died the next morning after treatments failed at a local hospital.
Tsering Tenzin and Tenchum in the Kirti monastery in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous prefecture were sentenced to 13 years and 10 years in prison respectively, as per the verdict from the Maerkang county People’s Court in Aba, Xinhua reported.
The duo plotted, instigated and assisted in the self-immolation of fellow monk Rigzin Phuntsog and caused his death, the court found.
On Monday, during a trial, the court had sentenced Drongdru, also a Kirti monastery monk, to 11 years in prison for intentional homicide in Phuntsog’s death.
Drongdru was sentenced because he hid the injured monk and prevented emergency treatment, causing delayed treatment and the subsequent death for his disciple and nephew, according to the verdict.
-
- China monks face trial on charge of aiding suicide - Aug 26, 2011
- Tibetan monk jailed for 11 years in immolation case - Aug 29, 2011
- Chinese monks prevented from self-immolation - Sep 26, 2011
- Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China - Feb 14, 2012
- Chinese monk's self-immolation was planned: Police - Apr 23, 2011
- Self-immolation bids sign of overseas instigation: China - Oct 18, 2011
- Two Tibetans set themselves afire in China - Oct 08, 2011
- Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in China, dies - Nov 03, 2011
- US voices concern over monk's conviction in China - Sep 01, 2011
- End repression in Tibet: Amnesty - Sep 29, 2011
- Tibetans go on hunger strike in Delhi to protest Chinese atrocities - Apr 22, 2011
- End repression in Tibet, say exiles - Oct 10, 2011
- Self-immolations in Tibet politically motivated: Lawmaker - May 16, 2012
- Address grievances of Tibetans, US tells China - Sep 28, 2011
- Exiles predict more trouble in Tibet - Mar 17, 2012
Tags: 10 years, 11 years, 13 years, aba, beijing, china, disciple, emergency treatment, homicide, local hospital, monastery, monk, nephew, next morning, prefecture, self immolation, sichuan province, tenzin, tibetan monks, xinhua