Jampa Tsundue, a 40-year-old former monk of Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, was employed as a secretary with the Office for the Renovation of Lhasa Northern Village. On 26 August 1983, his residence was raided and searched by police, who found in his possession a copy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 10 March Tibetan Uprising Day speech. He was subsequently convicted and sentenced to imprisonment at Sangyip Prison.