E/CN.4/1992/52 page 5 According to additional information received, the following persons have also been arrested and imprisoned on the basis of the same accusation in Kantse and Lhasa: 1. Bu Truk (aged 42) Kantse 1. 2. 3. 4. Namgyal (aged 53) Palden Tsering (aged 32) Tenzin Gyatso (aged 26) Thupten (aged 32)." 21. On 16 August 1991, the Government of China sent its comments to the Special Rapporteur regarding the above-mentioned information. "At the end of 1989, Lobsang Tsering, age 42, under the pretext of sending copies of the (Buddhist) classics, illegally asked some people to convey to the monastery in Kantse, Sichuan province, foreign printed material advocating 'Tibetan independence' and the break-up of the motherland. As this contravened article 102 of the Chinese Penal Code he was detained by the Tibetan judicial organs in September 1990. Because he admitted his guilt and his conduct was relatively good, he was set free not long afterwards. He is now living in Lhasa. Thupten, age 32, Namgar, age 52, Tezing Yatsto, age 26, and Palden Tsering, age 29, are all from the Sichuan county of Kantse. Because they helped to distribute the illegal propaganda sent by Lobsang Tsering, they were detained by the Sichuan judicial organs in September 1990. As they admitted their guilt and their conduct was relatively good, they were set free not long afterwards. At present Thupten and Namgar are farming with their families in Kantse. Tensing Yatsto and Palden Tsering, both Buddhist monks, are at the Kantse monastery. Kindly supply us with detailed background material on the case of Bu Truk in order to assist our inquiries." 22. In a communication sent on 31 October 1991 addressed to the Government of China, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "According to the information received, the procedures for finding reincarnations of monks in Tibet will be conducted by a committee organized by the authorities. These regulations would violate an ancient religious tradition and are said to directly affect the search for the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama whose successor would have to be approved by the State Council. According to the sources, the following regulations with regard to searching for reincarnations have recently been established: 1. The search must be conducted under the leadership and guidance of the Chinese Communist Party;