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Six Tibetans sentenced up to 12 years for rescuing self-immolator

Phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, February 1: China has sentenced six Tibetans to heavy jail terms of up to 12 years for their alleged roles in trying to rescue a Tibetan self-immolator from falling into the hands of Chinese officials.

The Xiahe County People's Court passed the sentence on January 31, the same day when a Chinese court in Ngaba, eastern Tibet, sentenced Lobsang Kunchok, to death with a two year reprieve for “instigating” self-immolations and Lobsang Tsering to 10 years.

Court watcher Jennifer Cheng says Republic of China courts lack justice

Michael Richardson

Court watcher Jennifer Cheng shows off her thumbs-up signal she gave to Chen Shui-bian during his trial

Jennifer Cheng, a supporter of Chen Shui-bian, the imprisoned former president of the Republic of China in-exile, says the courts in Taiwan lack fairness under ROC administration. Cheng has the unique vantage point of being the only member of the public to attend every court session in Chen Shui-bian’s four years of prosecution for alleged corruption.

The lack of a jury system leaves the judges in charge of guilt or innocence and Cheng says that is where things go wrong under the ROC judicial system, Cheng said in an exclusive interview in Taipei.

Ex-generals seek PRC tie-up on islands

Taipei Times

Retired senior military officers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait are pressuring President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to allow greater cooperation with China, telling a forum earlier this week that the Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台) controversy provides the perfect context in which to do so.

The comments, which called for the creation of a cross-strait military cooperation mechanism, were made on the sidelines of a workshop organized by the Chinese Century Communicating Association (中華世紀交流協會) in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Court watcher Jennifer Cheng attended every day of Chen Shui-bian trial

Michael Richardson

Court watcher Jennifer Cheng says Chen Shui-bian was harrassed in the courtroom

Jennifer Cheng, a supporter of imprisoned former President Chen Shui-bian, attended every session of Chen’s 2009 trial. The trial was restricted to a limited attendance of twenty members of the public per day. Many sought admission but only a few got in the courtroom making Cheng’s attendance record remarkable.

Jennifer Cheng is an unabashed supporter of Chen Shui-bian and repeatedly referred to Chen by his nickname, Abian, during an interview in the coffee shop of a downtown Taipei hotel to discuss Chen’s trial.

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