Senior Advocate to File Habeas Corpus Writ Against Arrest of Former PM Oli and Ramesh Lekhak

Kathmandu. Senior Advocate Tikaram Bhattarai has announced that he will approach the Supreme Court tomorrow with a habeas corpus writ petition against the arrest of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak. Senior Advocate Bhattarai told Ratopati that the arrest of Oli and Lekhak by the police using an urgent arrest warrant is illegal, and he will file a habeas corpus writ in the Supreme Court.

"The procedure for arresting the two individuals is flawed, and arresting them without following due legal process is wrong," Bhattarai said. "The police can issue an urgent arrest warrant, but that is only in situations where there is a possibility of them fleeing or destroying evidence." 

“The arrest of the two individuals is procedurally wrong and flawed,” said Senior Advocate Bhattarai.

The police arrested Oli and Lekhak this morning from Bhaktapur while implementing the report submitted by the committee led by former judge Gauribahadur Karki, which was formed to investigate the facts of the 'Jengji' movement incidents that occurred on Bhadra 23 and 24.

The Karki Commission had recommended investigating and prosecuting then-Prime Minister Oli, then-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, and then-Inspector General of Nepal Police Chandrakuber Khapung, stating that deaths occurred during the 'Jengji' movement due to negligence and carelessness.