The Supreme Court has ordered the government to present the reasons for the arrest of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Oli’s wife, Radhika Shakya, filed a petition in the Supreme Court claiming that her husband was being held illegally in detention.
An investigation commission formed to probe the Jenjo uprising recommended that Oli and then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak be investigated. On March 30, in Kathmandu, a bench led by Justice Meghraj Pokharel of the Supreme Court issued a show-cause order. Questions arose regarding actions taken by Oli in his capacity as Prime Minister during the events of the Jenjo uprising on September 8 and 9.
The government-appointed commission to investigate the Jenjo uprising recommended that Oli be investigated, along with then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak. Following this recommendation, both Oli and Lekhak were arrested on Saturday morning.
