MB Civic

Tibet Custom (UK)
June 16 2008

An unidentified Tibetan girl, who came
from a village, was shot dead using a gun
with a silencer by the People’s Armed
Police (PAP) outside the southern gate of
the Tsuklakhang temple, in Lhasa, at about
12:00 noon somewhere around May 20.

She was visiting her brother who is a monk
of Tsuklakhang temple. However, the PAP,
who are surrounding the temple, denied
her permission to visit the temple. She
then had an argument with the PAP. While
she was having argument, another PAP
shot her silently from behind. She died on
the spot. A witness reported that she bled
from her chest after she fell.

People were dispersed from the scene at
gun-point. Her body was later taken away
by the PAP. Some of our sources reported
that she was from Lhokha. No further
details are available.

As a huge contingent of PAP has been
deployed in Lhasa from other locations, it
is reported that many Tibetans were
beaten-sometimes harsh words were used
on them-even for not quickly showing their
identity cards when demanded by the PAP.