Its life in jail for one-time top Tibetan leader of Tibet Autonomous Region

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(TibetanReview.net, Jun06’26) – The days of impunity from consequences for corruption for at least some leaders in Tibet, whether Tibetan or Chinese, no longer remains under President Xi Jinping as former Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) government Chairman Che Zhala (also written as Qi Zhala and in other forms as well) gets life sentence from a court in Chongqing City on Jun 5. This was stated to be a lenient sentence.

The court sentenced the 67-year-old ethnic Tibetan to life in prison for accepting bribes totalling worth more than 158 million yuan ($23.35 million) over a 26-year period.

Qi was also deprived of political rights for life, with all his personal assets confiscated. Additionally, his illicit ga...

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