Authorities have arrested at least 33 Tibetans, who demonstrated against China to mark the 51st anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese annexation, from various parts of Kathmandu, Wednesday.
Local administration in Kathmandu sent three of the arrested to preventive detention while the decision on 30 other arrested would be taken on Thursday, officials said.
Those sent to preventive detention have been identified as Keshang Medup, 33, Sonam Dendup, 30, and Sherap Dendup, 23. Authorities can detain up to 90 days for those sent to preventive detention.
Police arrested Tibetans from Boudhanath, a major pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Buddhists in Kathmandu, and Chinese consular section at Hattisar.
The agitating Tibetans in Boudhanath, however, were deterred by police to come out in the streets. Police had rained batons time and against the demonstrators to disperse their mob.
Nearly two dozen Tibetans briefly staged demonstration in front of Chinese consular section in Hattisar, Wednesday afternoon. The demonstration was thwarted shortly due to heavy presence of police personnel.
Authorities had beefed up security around the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu and its consular section in Hattisar keeping in view of Tibetans’ protests. Police were also directed to keep strict vigil against Tibetans living in Kathmandu.
A demonstration in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibetan Autonomous Region, on March 10, 2008, sparked a wave of protests across Tibet, prompting brutal Chinese police crackdown and enhanced security presence in many Tibetan areas.
The Tibetan community in Kathmandu demonstrated its solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet by protesting repeatedly in front of the Chinese Embassy and its consular section in the aftermath of the crackdown in Tibet. The protests had often provoked brutal responses and numerous arrests by Nepal police.
- Asian Tribune -
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