Khechok Trimthak (Jamphel)

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
(keque)
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
36
Detention Year
2000s: 2008
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 33.6786199

Longitude: 101.56325

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Machu County(རྨ་ཆུ་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Gansu Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kanlho (Ch: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
11/04/2008
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Type of Place of Current Detention
Prison
Detention Centre/Prison
Baiyin Prison
Description of event

Accused of leading a Tibetan protest in front of government offices in Tserima township in early March 2008 ; Jampal was taken into custody on March 14 and held for eight months in the Machu county detention center

Length of Sentence
13 Years
Status of Detention
Released: Early release
Comments

Jampal on his release found him “weak and thin ; ” and several former acquaintances found it difficult to recognize him

Published
Published