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According to testimony received
from one released nun,
Phuntsok and the other nuns were kicked, beaten and given electric shocks
on their hands, shoulders, breasts,
tongue and face at the time of the arrest.
During interrogation each nun
also was suspended for at least 15 minutes
by their hands, which were handcuffed
behind their backs, and beaten
with an iron rod.

The five nuns with Phuntsok
were sentenced to three years of administrative detention. However,
accused of being the"ringleader,"
Phuntsok was sentenced to nine years
in Drapchi Prison.