Former PM K.P. Oli has been arrested for his alleged role in the deaths of ‘Gen Z’ protestors
Newly-elected Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah has launched an anti-corruption clampdown just days after being sworn in as the Himalayan country’s head of government.
On Monday, Nepal’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it has begun investigating the assets of four former prime ministers: K.P. Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, Sher Bahadur Deuba, and Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Oli, along with former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, were arrested in pre-dawn raids on Saturday after a commission recommended that several officials be prosecuted for failing to stop security forces from opening fire on demonstrators during last year’s ‘Gen Z’ protests.
After the violent uprising left 77 dead and more than 2,000 injured, the nation’s parliament was dissolved.
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