Ngawang Choephel

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
ངག་དབང་ཆོས་འཕེལ།(Awang Quepei)
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
30
Detention Year
1990s: 1995
Date of Detention
4/09/1995
Occupation at Detention
Cultural
Grounds for Detention
  • Leaking state secrets
Detention Centre/Prison
Deyang Prison
Description of event

Ngawang Choephel, a 30 years old Tibetan musician was detained for 15 months before being sentenced to 18 years prison term on 26 December, 1996. Shigatse Intermediate People's Court charged him with espionage.

Sentencing Court
Shigatse Intermediate People’s Court
Length of Sentence
18 Years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published