‘INFURIATING’: The Taipei mayor said Tibetan lamas choose to self-immolate because it is ‘trendy’ and such acts have ‘caused great trouble’ for Chinese authorities
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 25, 2019
By: Ann Maxon / Staff reporter
The Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan yesterday demanded an apology from Taipei Mayor
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, front, scratches his head during a question-and-answer session at the Taipei City Council yesterday.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
Ko on Wednesday said at a Taipei City Government briefing on public safety that self-immolation was a “trendy” thing to do among Tibetan lamas, adding that the behavior “caused great trouble for the Chinese government.”
Self-immolation is a public safety hazard and “not a very good way to commit suicide,” he said.
“Why would anyone choose self-immolation to take their own life? That is weird. Why self-immolation? I do not get it,” he said, laughing. [FULL STORY]
