Mainpat: Mainpat Phendeling settlement observed a brief swearing-in ceremony marking the appointment of new Vice-Chair Sonam Gyurme of the 8th Local Tibetan Assembly on 3 April. The oath of office was administered by the Local Justice Commissioner of Southern region, Tenzin Yonten.
On the same day, the local justice commissioner of southern region arranged a legal awareness campaign to around 50 people from the settlement. The awareness campaign apprised the participants about 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