Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) A court in China’s Sichuan province Tuesday jailed two Tibetan monks for homicide that led to another monk’s death by self-immolation.
Rigzin Phuntsog set himself on fire March 16 and remained hidden for 11 hours. He died the next morning after treatments failed at a local hospital.
Tsering Tenzin and Tenchum in the Kirti monastery in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous prefecture were sentenced to 13 years and 10 years in prison respectively, as per the verdict from the Maerkang county People’s Court in Aba, Xinhua reported.
The duo plotted, instigated and assisted in the self-immolation of fellow monk Rigzin Phuntsog and caused his death, the court found.
On Monday, during a trial, the court had sentenced Drongdru, also a Kirti monastery monk, to 11 years in prison for intentional homicide in Phuntsog’s death.
Drongdru was sentenced because he hid the injured monk and prevented emergency treatment, causing delayed treatment and the subsequent death for his disciple and nephew, according to the verdict.
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