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Washul Dotruk, 51, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail, according to a report on Radio Free Asia. A community leader, he is said to be a popular negotiator in resolving disputes and lives in Dungda township, Pema county, in Golog (Guoluo) in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Although the details are unlear, locals believe his arrest is linked with a self-immolation by the monk Lobsang Gendun in Dec 2012.
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