Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Calls on International Community to free Tibetans from Death PenaltyFriday, 10 April 2009, 5:16 p.m.
Dharamshala: The
Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile today strongly condemned the death
sentences slapped by a Chinese court to four Tibetans for alleged
involvement in protests in the Tibetan capital Lhasa in March last year.China’s
State media reported Wednesday that the Lhasa Municipal People’s Court
sentenced two Tibetans – Losang Gyaltsen and Loyak – to death. Two
other Tibetans, Tenzin Phuntsok and Kangtsuk, were given death sentence
with a two-year reprieve, while Dawa Sangpo got life imprisonment. They
were convicted for their alleged role in protests which took place in
Lhasa on 14 and 15 March 2008.“Tibetan
Parliament-in-Exile calls on all just and peace loving individual
organizations and governments to help save and ensure due process of
law and justice, in the case of Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, who may or
may not be able to appeal to higher competent courts. And appeal also
in the case of Tenzin Phuntsok and Khantsug, both of whom have also
received death sentences with a two-year reprieve,” the press release
issued by the Tibetan Parliament noted.The Tibetan Parliament said “the verdict has been handed down without due process of law by the court”.The
sentences announced by the Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People’s Court
for execution of Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak remains to be reviewed by
China’s Supreme People’s Court, the press release added.Related reports:Immediate Release: CTA Concerned About Death Sentence to Two TibetansAmnesty International Urges China to Overturn Death Sentences for TibetansHuman Rights Group Condemns Death Sentence to Two Tibetans
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