Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen sentenced to 6 Years in Prison

www.theepochtimes.com Documentary filmmaker, Dhondup Wangchen was sentenced to six years in prison late last year by the Chinese communist regime for allegedly inciting separatist activities. The self-taught filmmaker co-produced the documentary Leaving Fear Behind. It features interviews of more than 100 Tibetans living in China. They speak about life under the Chinese regimes rule, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Wangchen was arrested in March last year, shortly after he completed filming the documentary. Wangpo Tethong, a Tibetan activist based in Switzerland, says Wangchen was sentenced by a court in Xining, in northwestern Qinghai province. But his family was not told about the trial. [Wangpo Tethong, Tibetan Activist]: Right now theres no written confirmation for the sentence, but its clear from the reactions [of the court] that the sentence took place and it was spelt out on December 28th. According to Tethong, Wangchen has reportedly appealed his sentence, but has no access to independent legal representation. A lawyer hired by his family was forced off the case and replaced by an attorney appointed by the Chinese regime. Tethong says Wangchen suffered severe beatings in detention and contracted Hepatitis B. His family has not been allowed to see him. They are calling for the Chinese regime to release him. [Wangpo Tethong, Tibetan Activist]: What the family says is very simple, they say hes not a criminal and he shouldnt ...



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Lawyer in fatal DWI crash sentenced

emotions were high in a santa fe courtroom as a judge sentenced attorney carlos fierro for killing a pedestrian in a drunk driving crash. gadi schwartz has been following the story from the beginning- he is live in santa fe with more. the judge gave carlos fierro the maximum sentence for the vehicular homicide conviction - which is six years. and fierro apologized to the family of the man he killed... after hearing some strong words from william tenorio's mother. she has sat quiet - during the long trial- watching the man who killed her son- go from wearing suits to wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackles- today... your honor may i speak to carlos? carlos tenorio's mother -- speaking her mind. during the trial i was shocked at your behavior, you walked around the court like you had nothing to worry about. when the defense team tried to move the blame to my son it angered me deeply. it was an insult. if it was william in trouble he would have admitted it. mr. fierro, be a man and cept and admit what you did. no appeals or new trials would change the fact that you caused his death. serve your sentence, whatever it may be, and let us all put this behind us so we can move forward as best we can. then right before learning his fate - fierro finally answered to the tenorios for what he'd done i made a horrible mistake that night and i live with it. i'm going to live with it. my daughter and my future generations will always live with it. i hope you will find forgiveness of me ...



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