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Che Dalha, the erstwhile authorities caput of the Tibet Autonomous Region, has been sentenced to beingness successful prison implicit corruption, China's authoritative Xinhua quality bureau reported connected Friday (June 5, 2026).
Mr. Che Dalha, oregon Qizhala, 67 and of Tibetan ethnicity, illegally took successful much than 158 cardinal yuan ($23.35 million) from 1999 to 2025 portion helium worked successful the country's southwestern borderline regions of Tibet and Yunnan, arsenic good arsenic during postings successful Beijing, a tribunal successful the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing found.
He had served arsenic the Communist Party main of Tibet's capital, Lhasa, and past arsenic seat of the Tibet Autonomous Region's authorities arsenic the region's second-highest ranking official. The apical authoritative successful Tibet is the determination Communist Party chief.
China's anti-graft watchdog announced a probe into Mr. Che Dalha successful January 2025. He was formally removed from nationalist bureau and expelled from the enactment six months later.
Leveraging his authoritative positions, Mr. Che Dalha provided assistance to individuals and organisations "in matters concerning existent estate development, task contracting, administrative approvals, and occupation promotions" portion receiving properties and valuables successful return, the tribunal said.
His actions "caused peculiarly superior losses to the interests of the authorities and the people," the tribunal found. It ordered deprivation of governmental rights for life, and confiscation of each idiosyncratic assets.
Mr. Che Dalha admitted guilt and expressed remorse during the tribunal proceedings, authorities media said.
Beijing has exerted greater organization power successful Tibet since Xi Jinping became the country's person successful 2012. Human rights groups and exiles describe China's regularisation successful the portion implicit the decades arsenic "oppressive", an accusation that Beijing rejects.
