Panel wants prosecution of ousted Nepal PM over violence in Gen Z protests

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2026-03-26 05:12:28

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KATHMANDU, March 26 (Reuters) - A Nepali panel set up to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests in September last year ‌has recommended that former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli be prosecuted for “negligence” for failing to prevent dozens of deaths.

The panel held Oli responsible for not ⁠taking any action to stop hours of firing that killed at least 19 Gen Z protesters on the first day of anti-corruption demonstrations that brought down the Himalayan nation’s government.

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A total of 76 people were killed and 2,522 wounded during two ‌days ⁠of unrest, the panel said in its report released late on Wednesday night. The government had earlier said 77 people had died.

“As ⁠the executive head … Oli should be held responsible for anything good or bad,” the 970-page report ⁠said in Nepali.

The report also held Oli’s home minister Ramesh Lekhak and the ⁠then police chief Chandra Kuber Khapung responsible and said they should be prosecuted.

Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Saad Sayeed

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