An unnamed Tibetan monk has told the High Court he left China for political reasons.
A Tibetan monk seeking asylum in Ireland is challenging the State’s refusal to allow him remain in the country, claiming he fears he will be “persecuted and tortured” in China.
The man, who cannot be named, appeared in the High Court on Friday morning and claims, through legal papers, that he left China for “political reasons”.
As a Tibetan monk, he said he is a symbol of “the Tibetan root of religion and culture”.
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