Minutes after he held his maiden press conference in Kathmandu, Thiley Lama, exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama's envoy in Nepal, was arrested by police Friday along with his personal secretary, Subhash Acharya.
The 55-year-old representative, who is officially known as the volunteer coordinator of the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWO) in Kathmandu, was arrested for urging Nepal's government to address the rights of all refugees uniformly in the new constitution and resume issuing identity cards to Tibetan refugees in Nepal.
Sources said he was likely to be released after interrogation and being made to sign a warning bond.
Thiley, the first Nepali to assume the position, was appointed only last month.
The arrest comes amidst growing complaints by the Buddhist community in Nepal that they are being increasingly hounded.
Monasteries have faced media propaganda that they harbour weapons and were fomenting anti-China activities while Buddhist monks and Tibetans are arrested routinely when any official Chinese delegation visits Kathmandu with Beijing tightening screws on Nepal to stop any activity that is linked to the Dalai Lama.
Despite the high risk of being arrested, Thiley's office had Friday held a sombre press conference in a Kathmandu hotel to urge the government to address the rights of all refugees in the new constitution, scheduled to be unveiled by Aug 31.
The move came close on the heels of police arresting several people, regarded as Tibetans, for obtaining fake Nepali passports.
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