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Heavy Prison Terms

By Contact Staff /  February 20, 2013;

A Chinese court in Drango, eastern Tibet has sentenced five Tibetans to varying prison terms of 10 years to 14 years for their alleged involvement in leading a major anti-China protest that erupted in the region on 23 Jan last year. Two monks Tashi Dhargyal and Namgyal Dhondup, have been sentenced to 14 years and a third, Thrinley, for 10 yrs for looting a bank during the demonstration. The two other unidentified Tibetans have been sentenced to 11 years each.

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