{"id":48175,"date":"2015-07-15T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=48175 "},"modified":"2015-07-15T22:54:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T22:54:00","slug":"48175-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=48175","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Seek Return of Body of Tibetan Monk Who Died in Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HONG KONG — The death of a Tibetan spiritual leader in a Chinese jail has led to a violent protest by Tibetans demanding the return of his body to his family, according to news reports and an advocacy group.<\/div>
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Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, one of the most prominent Tibetan spiritual leaders to be imprisoned by the Chinese authorities, was serving a 20-year sentence in Sichuan Province after he was convicted of a series of bombings in the provincial capital, Chengdu, in 2002.<\/div>
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The monk’s family learned of his death on Sunday. The next day, thousands gathered to mourn at a government office in Yajiang County in western Sichuan, according to a statement by Free Tibet, an advocacy group based in London.<\/div>
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The police fired shots into the air, used tear gas and beat protesters to disperse the crowds, the group said, and at least 23 people were sent to a hospital for treatment on Monday.<\/div>
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The protesters demanded that the Chinese authorities hand over the monk’s body to the family for funeral rites, the group said.<\/div>
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Radio Free Asia, a news service based in Washington and funded by the United States government, also reported the confrontation, citing Tibetan sources in the region and in exile.<\/div>
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Family members could not be reached for comment on Tuesday, and calls to the prison where Tenzin Delek was held went unanswered.<\/div>
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Tenzin Delek, whose co-defendant was executed in 2003, maintained he was innocent and continued to be revered widely while in prison.<\/div>
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Earlier, he built monasteries, clinics and schools, and lived in Yajiang County, according to a report by Human Rights Watch from 2004.<\/div>
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In a statement on Monday, the State Department said it hoped China would investigate the death of Tenzin Delek.<\/div>
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“We urge Chinese authorities to return his body to his family or to his monastery so that customary religious rituals can be properly performed,” the department said in a statement.<\/div>
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