586. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been imprisoned since December 2013 due to possession of banned images and teachings of the Dalai Lama; that many Tibetans have been imprisoned for political reasons; that many disappear for months only to reappear before show trials in which they are convicted for crimes against the Chinese State; that many endure torture and long sentences with their illnesses often untreated and that some go for years without visits from families and friends; and if he will raise with his Chinese counterpart the case of this person and Tibetan political prisoners. [9802/16]

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586. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been imprisoned since December 2013 due to possession of banned images and teachings of the Dalai Lama; that many Tibetans have been imprisoned for political reasons; that many disappear for months only to reappear before show trials in which they are convicted for crimes against the Chinese State; that many endure torture and long sentences with their illnesses often untreated and that some go for years without visits from families and friends; and if he will raise with his Chinese counterpart the case of this person and Tibetan political prisoners. [9802/16]

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