China tries two Tibetan self-immolation 'inciters': media
- Published: 27 Jan 2013 at 03.44
- Online news: Asia
Two Tibetans in southwest China stood trial for murder on Saturday for allegedly inciting others to self-immolate, state media said, as authorities aim to crack down on this form of protest.
The coffin of Jamphel Yeshi, who died after self-immolation on March 28 in New Delhi, is carried for cremation after a ceremony at Tsuglakhang Temple in McLeod Ganj on March 30, 2012. Two Tibetans in southwest China stood trial for murder on Saturday for allegedly inciting others to self-immolate, state media said, as authorities aim to crack down on this form of protest.
Lorang Konchok, 40, and his nephew Lorang Tsering, 31, "were accused of intentional homicide" for urging eight people to set themselves on fire, three fatally, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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