Nepal, May 28 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday released its report into the 8 and 9 September, concluding that former Prime Minister KP Oli, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, and Communication Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung violated human rights in cracking down on the rally.
Interestingly, the Commission also found grounds to investigate the role of governor Gauri Bahadur Karki of the previous judicial commission which had not looked at the 9 September arson attacks. It said the second day's mayhem was coordinated and organised.
The Karki Commission had only looked into the events of 8 September. The NHRC investigated both days and named 49 people, including top officials across Nepal Police and the Armed Police Forc...