The younger brother, Chime Namgyal, 38, who is disabled, has been hospitalized since June 11 for serious injuries received whilst in custody. He did not even receive a trial, but was given a 21-month sentence by local officials for the same offense as Rinchen – endangering state security by unofficially organizing litter-collection, tree-planting, and nature patrols to stop the hunting of endangered species.
而38岁的其美朗加则由于在拘留期间受重伤，自6月11日开始就在医院关押留医。甚至在未经审判的情况下，他就被当地官员判处21月的劳改，罪名跟仁青桑珠一样——“威胁国家安全”，未经批准组织垃圾收集和植树活动，组织巡逻队阻止对珍稀野生动物的偷猎行为。而即便是在中国，这些行为一般也都算不上对国家的威胁。