Experts float a new integration formula
KATHMANDU, DEC 18 - Experts at the Special Committee Secretariat have floated a proposal regarding the integration of Maoist combatants into the security agencies.The concept that was discussed at the Technical Committee for Supervision, Integration and Rehabilitation of Maoist combatants is yet to get a nod from the 12-member secretariat body.The proposal, opposed by the Maoist leaders, suggests the combatants should be integrated into the Nepal Army (NA), Nepal Police (NP) and the Armed Police Force (APF) on the basis of the strength of these security agencies. The proposal assumes the strength of NA, NP and APF as 95,000, 56,000 and 32,000, respectively.“This means the NA, the NP and the APF would share 50, 31 and 19 percent of the total number of the combatants to be integrated into the security agencies,” states the document obtained by the Post. At this estimate, if all the 19,602 UN-verified combatants are to be integrated into the three security agencies, the NA will take 9,801, the NP 6,076 and the APF 3,724 combatants.Accordingly, if 7,000 combatants are agreed to be integrated, the distribution would be 3,500 in the NA, 2,170 in the NP and 1,330 in the APF. In case of integrating 5,000 fighters, 2,500 will go in the NA, 1,550 in the NP and 950 in the APF while the share will be 1,500 for the national army, 930 for the police and 570 for the APF in case of 3,000 combatants.“This model can be useful to distribute the combatants into security agencies once the number of combatants to be integrated is finalised,” said the source requesting anonymity. “We can’t accept any proposal that aims to mix People’s Liberation Army with the existing security agencies,” said PLA Spokesman Chandra Prakash Khanal. “Both the armies should be merged to form a new national army.”Posted on: 2010-12-18 09:10
Experts float a new integration formula
KATHMANDU, DEC 18 - Experts at the Special Committee Secretariat have floated a proposal regarding the integration of Maoist combatants into the security agencies.
The concept that was discussed at the Technical Committee for Supervision, Integration and Rehabilitation of Maoist combatants is yet to get a nod from the 12-member secretariat body.
The proposal, opposed by the Maoist leaders, suggests the combatants should be integrated into the Nepal Army (NA), Nepal Police (NP) and the Armed Police Force (APF) on the basis of the strength of these security agencies. The proposal assumes the strength of NA, NP and APF as 95,000, 56,000 and 32,000, respectively.
“This means the NA, the NP and the APF would share 50, 31 and 19 percent of the total number of the combatants to be integrated into the security agencies,” states the document obtained by the Post. At this estimate, if all the 19,602 UN-verified combatants are to be integrated into the three security agencies, the NA will take 9,801, the NP 6,076 and the APF 3,724 combatants.
Accordingly, if 7,000 combatants are agreed to be integrated, the distribution would be 3,500 in the NA, 2,170 in the NP and 1,330 in the APF. In case of integrating 5,000 fighters, 2,500 will go in the NA, 1,550 in the NP and 950 in the APF while the share will be 1,500 for the national army, 930 for the police and 570 for the APF in case of 3,000 combatants.
“This model can be useful to distribute the combatants into security agencies once the number of combatants to be integrated is finalised,” said the source requesting anonymity. “We can’t accept any proposal that aims to mix People’s Liberation Army with the existing security agencies,” said PLA Spokesman Chandra Prakash Khanal. “Both the armies should be merged to form a new national army.”
Posted on: 2010-12-18 09:10
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