KATHMANDU, DEC 13 -
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday issued an interim order, asking police not to arrest Maoist lawmaker from Okhaldhunga Keshav Rai until the defendant produces written answers before the court.
A single bench of justice Abadesh Kumar Yadhav issued the order to this effect responding to the writ field by Rai on Wednesday. In his writ, Rai had demanded intervention in the arrest warrant against him in connection with a murder case that took place five years ago.
On July 2 this year, Okhaldhunga District Court had issued an arrest warrant for Rai on the charge of killing Nepali Congress cadre Padam Bahaur Tamang on Aug. 3, 2005. It had ordered police to produce Rai before the court within 70 days.
Rai, in his writ, argues that the arrest warrant for his arrest is against the norms of the Interim Constitution and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which have proposed special transitional provisions such as Truth and Reconciliation Commission to deal with cases that took place during the decade-long conflict period. After SC's interim order, Rai said the decision fell in line with the Interim Constitution and CPA.
Posted on: 2010-12-14 03:46
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