By Phuntsok Yangchen
DHARAMSHALA, February 9: A Tibetan man has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison by the Lhasa People’s Intermediate court on Thursday, according to US funded Radio Free Asia.
Kalsang Tsering also known as Kalyang, 48, was sentenced on charges of sharing information with outside forces, possession of the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s picture in mobile handset and attempt to escape to exile.
Kalyang, native from Lugsang, Markham, was working as a driver in Lhasa when was detained from Toegyal Tse region three months ago. He was earlier detained for about five months in 2012 and 2013.
His brother named Ngodup was also arrested for spearheading one of the protests during the 2008 mass uprising. He was released in 2012 and is currently in poor health condition.
