E/CN.4/2001/66 page 67 291. The Special Rapporteur also transmitted information on the following individual cases in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). 292. Legshe Tsoglam, a monk, was reportedly detained at Gutsa detention centre in early April 1999 after failing to cooperate with a Patriotic Education campaign at Nalanda monastery. He was allegedly severely beaten when he was taken into detention, became “ill and weak”, and died on 12 April, only days after his release from the detention centre. 293. Ngawang Jinpa, a monk from Ganden monastery, is said to have died on 20 May 1999 as a result of ill-treatment in detention. He had reportedly been released from TAR Prison Number One on 16 March 1999, where he had been serving a four-year sentence. He was reportedly in poor health following his release and, the day after his release, doctors visited his home to extract some spinal fluid, a test which is reportedly, among other things, used to detect inter-cranial pressure resulting from severe beatings. 294. Gyaye Phuntsog, a senior scholar from Hainan county, was allegedly sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and subsequently released on medical parole after being ill-treated during interrogation. During interrogation, he was reportedly deprived of food and sleep for several days and was made to stand for long periods. As a result, his legs were said to have been swollen and he was reportedly unable to walk without crutches after his release. 295. Lobsang Tenzin who is said to be serving a life sentence at TAR Prison Number Two, is reportedly in a very poor state of health. He is said to be unable to stand upright or to carry out prison duties. The deterioration in his health is said to be due to torture he was allegedly subjected to, poor prison conditions and lack of medical attention. Lobsang Tenzin was charged as the principle culprit in the killing of a People’s Armed Police officer in Lhasa in 1988. 296. Sonam Rinchen, who was allegedly imprisoned in 1992 for unfurling a Tibetan national flag and shouting pro-independence slogans, reportedly died in January 1999 while serving a 15-year prison sentence in TAR Prison Number One. His death is believed to have been the result of ill-treatment in prison. 297. Wang Li Gong, Yang Jing Fu, both pastors, and 19 Christians from Inner Mongolia were reportedly arrested on 23 November 1999 after gathering in Wang Li Gong’s home in Han Ku, Tianjing. The police are said to have surrounded the meeting and to have arrested Yang Jung Fu and 19 Christians. When Wang Li Gong reportedly inquired at the local police station concerning the arrests, he was allegedly himself arrested. Two of the Inner Mongolians are said to have been released after 15 days, three after 10 days and the rest after 5 days under arrest. All but one of the detainees were reportedly threatened, humiliated and beaten by the police. The beating is said to have caused considerable swelling and haematomas on their faces and bodies. Wang Jing Fu and Wang Li Gong were reportedly accused of being cult leaders, of conducting illegal meetings, of bringing in believers of other Provinces and of being in contact with foreigners, and were said to have been given administrative sentences in a labour education camp.