Order of show-cause by the court against Prachanda and Baburam

KATHMANDU, June 13: The Supreme Court has issued a show-cause order to the case against CPN Maoist Chairman Prachanda and Leader Baburam Bhattarai. The Supreme Court has issued a show-cause order on a writ petition filed regarding the use of child soldiers during the war.

The case was filed against Prime Minister Prachanda, Ex-Prime Minister Bhattarai, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, National Human Rights Commission by Ex-soldier and Ex-Chairman of People's Liberation Army Lenin Bista, the founding coordinator of the Ex-People's Liberation Army Krishna Prasad Dangal and others.

The writ was filed by the victims claiming that they were used as child soldiers during the armed revolution by the former CPN Maoists and an interim order was demanded by the victims to be identified as child soldiers. The victims demanded justice and compensation for the injustice done to them.