Supreme Court to Hear Habeas Corpus Petitions for Former PM Oli and Ex-Home Minister Lekhak Today

Kathmandu. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the habeas corpus petitions filed by former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak today. The petitions, filed on Sunday demanding their immediate release from what they claim is illegal detention, were scheduled for hearing on Monday.

Yashoda Lekhak filed the petition on behalf of Congress leader and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, who was arrested for investigation into the incidents of the 'Gen-Z' protests on Bhadra 23 and 24. Radhika Shakya filed the petition on behalf of Oli.

The Investigation Commission had recommended filing a case against them, holding them responsible for the crackdown during the Gen-Z protests on Bhadra 23 and 24. Based on the Investigation Commission's report, the current government arrested the then Prime Minister and the then Home Minister on Saturday.