Phuntsok Legmon

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
16
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 28.4038889

Longitude: 99.0941667

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Toelung Dechen County(སྟོད་ལུང་བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Juvenile
  • Religious
Grounds for Detention
  • Endangering state security
Date of arrest
10/03/1999
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Phuntsok Legmon, also known as Tsetan Norbu (16), and Namdrol (21), monks of Taglungdrak Monastery, were arrested on 10 March 1999 during a peaceful pro-independence protest in Lhasa commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising.

Both were charged with “endangering state security.” Namdrol was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, while Phuntsok Legmon received a three-year sentence. They were both incarcerated in Drapchi Prison.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
3 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published