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9th Sataun Local Tibetan Assembly Sworn in.
Sataun: The Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the 9th Sataun Local Assembly were sworn in at a brief ceremony held on 25 August 2023.
The ceremony witnessed the election of 7 members to the local assembly including the Chairman Kunga Tsephel and Vice Chair Tashi Lhamo.
Tibetan Local Justice Commissioner, Ladakh and Northern region, Pema Sangpo administered the oath.
In the afternoon of the same day, a legal awareness campaign was held for around 25 residents.
They were educated on the evolution of Tibetan democracy in exile and the powers and responsibilities of the three pillars of the Central Tibetan Administration. They were also elucidated on the Tibetan Justice Commission’s code of judiciary and its organisation and jurisdiction. The team also informed the public about the Code of Civil Procedure’s principal law and provided a detailed guideline on the different types of evidence, admissibility of evidence, the veracity of witnesses, examination of witnesses and the standard of proof.
–Filed by the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission
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9th Sataun Local Tibetan Assembly Sworn in.
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9th Sataun Local Tibetan Assembly Sworn in.
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Legal awareness campaign.
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Legal Awareness Campaign.