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If I have committed a crime, I will gladly accept even the death sentence: Lama Jigme

A file photo of Lama Jigme.
A file photo of Lama Jigme.

DHARAMSHALA, September 26: Jailed Tibetan monk Lama Jigme (aka Labrang Jigme, Jigme Gyatso and Akhu Jigme) has told Chinese police guards, in the presence of his brother, that he will gladly accept, even the death sentence, if found guilty.

“If you think that I am a criminal, send me to court for a trial. If I really committed a crime, well then I will gladly accept my sentence, even if it is the death sentence,” Lama Jigme was quoted as saying by his elder brother Sonam Tsering in an oral testimony published by prominent Tibetan blogger Woeser on August 12.

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Accusations fly at meeting on parole for Chen


Taipei Prison warden Fang Tzu-chieh, left, Vice Minister of Justice Chen Ming-tang, center, and Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu, right, answer questions about former president Chen Shui-bian at a Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee meeting in the legislature in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Chien Jung-feng, Taipei Times

Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) yesterday said Taipei Prison counted 22 prisoners who were granted medical parole, most of whom suffered from serious conditions including advanced cancers, intracerebral hemorrhage caused by stroke, heart failure and other ailments, adding that former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) did not suffer from such conditions and was therefore not eligible for medical parole.

Tseng made the remarks at a legislative Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee meeting to answer questions by legislators on Chen’s medical check-ups and treatment.

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Taiwan Solidarity Union Chairman Huang Kun-huei, right, accompanied by party lawmaker Lin Shih-chia, speaks at a press conference in Taipei yesterday after the eighth round of cross-strait negotiations.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) yesterday blasted the freshly signed cross-strait agreement on investment protection and promotion, saying Taiwan has suffered a humiliating defeat in the negotiations.

Both opposition parties called press conferences yesterday afternoon right after the signing of the cross-strait agreement.