Tibetan Arrested for Contacting a Relative in India/ENG

2017. augusztus 4/CTA/TibetPress

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Dharamsala: According to reliable sources in Tibet, Jampa Choegyal, 30, from Drakyab County, Chamdo in South-Eastern Tibet was arbitrarily detained and interrogated on charges of establishing contacts with his relative in India.

Jampa was accused of communicating with his relative earlier this month. It is reported that Jampa was summoned during a prayer festival, where large numbers of local Tibetans have gathered, in Drakyab Chuwar monastery, in Nhor Township. While in detention it is also reported that he was subjected to beatings.

It is further reported that he was transferred to a facility in Drakyab County. While in custody he was subjected to series of interrogation relating to the nature of his relation with his relative Ngawang Jampa, a Tibetan based in India who in the eyes of the Chinese authorities is a member of the “Dalai Clique.”

The authorities have, reportedly, confiscated his mobile phone and searched information, contact number and photo, to corroborate his communication with Ngawang Jampa, with to no avail.

“It does come as a surprise that the Chinese authorities see a Tibetan in Tibet communicating with his relative in India as a threat to state security and an act of espionage. This attests to larger state of fear and intimidation prevalent across Tibet,” said Kalden Tsomo, Head of EU, UN and Human Rights Desk, DIIR.

-Report filed by EU, UN and Human Rights Desk-

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