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Case Details and Biography of Danba Jiacuo, Abbot of Lajia Monastery in Maqin County, Golog Prefecture, Qinghai, Sentenced to Five Years

By Weiquan Information CenterPublished Nov 6, 2026

On November 6, 2026, this outlet learned of the case details and biography of Danba Jiacuo, abbot of Lajia Monastery in Maqin County, Golog Prefecture, Qinghai, who was sentenced to five years. They are reported as follows:

Danba Jiacuo: A native of Maqin County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (abbreviated as “Golog Prefecture”), Qinghai Province; a Tibetan Buddhist monk; former abbot of Lajia Monastery in Maqin County; a Chinese prisoner of conscience.

In April 2025, while serving as abbot of Lajia Monastery in Maqin County, Golog Prefecture, Qinghai, he encouraged local herders to recite the longevity prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama during celebrations for His Holiness’s 90th birthday in Tibetan Buddhism, and gave rewards to those who could recite it. This aroused the heightened vigilance and displeasure of the Chinese Communist authorities overseeing Tibetan areas. He was soon seized and detained by Maqin County police. In early June of the same year, he was removed from his monastic leadership post during the election for the sixth-term Democratic Management Committee held at Lajia Monastery in Maqin County. He was held for several more months before being released;

In 2026, as the Chinese authorities’ control and restrictions across Tibetan areas grew increasingly severe, on August 5 he was again taken away by Maqin County police in Golog Prefecture and placed under criminal detention. He was held at the Maqin County Detention Center. His monk’s quarters were searched the same day, and photographs of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the monastery’s head, Gyalje Shinsa Rinpoche, as well as a USB drive containing quotations from His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings, among other items, were found. His case was then quickly transferred by Maqin County police for arrest on an unspecified charge, and the Maqin County Procuratorate filed a prosecution against him. On October 5, 2026, it became known that the local court had sentenced him to five years in prison on an unnamed charge, with his sentence running until August 2031. Since his arrest and sentencing, it is not known whether he had legal representation during his trial, whether his family received relevant notification, what the specific charge was, whether he was subjected to inhumane abuse while in custody, or what his physical condition is. He is currently serving his sentence at a prison in Xining, Qinghai Province.

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Nov 6, 2026
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