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Police successful Nepal arrested erstwhile Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli aboriginal Saturday implicit the deaths of dozens of radical during violent protests in September that toppled the authorities and resulted successful caller elections.
Authorities arrested the almighty Communist Party person astatine his residence connected the outskirts of the capital, Kathmandu. They besides arrested Ramesh Lekhak, the erstwhile location minister, who has been accused of ordering authorities to occurrence connected protesters.
The arrests travel a time aft a caller authorities headed by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah took bureau pursuing a landslide triumph successful a parliamentary predetermination by his Rastriya Swatantra Party.
"No 1 is supra the law. We person taken erstwhile Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and erstwhile location curate Ramesh Lekhak nether control," Home Minister Sudan Gurung said in announcing the arrests connected societal media. "This is not revenge against anyone, it is conscionable the opening of justice."
Former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli is taken for procedural aesculapian checkup aft helium was arrested by constabulary successful Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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An probe by a committee established by the caller interim authorities called for punishment of up to 10 years successful situation for Oli, Lekhak and the main of constabulary astatine the clip of the protests.
Several trucks of constabulary officers successful riot cogwheel conducted the arrests astatine the men's homes earlier taking them to the Kathmandu District Police office.
The arrests triggered the choler of Oli's supporters, and hundreds gathered adjacent the premier minister's bureau aboriginal Saturday to protestation and request that Oli beryllium instantly released from custody.
They chanted slogans against the caller government, burnt tires and scuffled with riot constabulary who utilized batons to effort to wide the roadworthy blocked by the protesters. No large injuries were reported, but constabulary said they detained 7 protesters.
Supporters of erstwhile Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, president of the Communist Party of Nepal, hurl stones astatine constabulary during a clash pursuing his apprehension implicit deaths linked to past twelvemonth September protests.
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An predetermination earlier this period was the country's archetypal since youth-led protests against corruption and mediocre governance past September near 76 radical dormant and much than 2,300 injured. Angry mobs burned down the offices of the premier curate and president, constabulary stations and the homes of apical politicians who were forced to fly connected service helicopters.
The demonstrations fueled by "Gen Z" activists forced the assignment of Nepal's archetypal pistillate premier minister, Sushila Karki, a retired Supreme Court justice who served during the modulation starring up to the election.
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