Habeas Corpus Hearing for KP Sharma Oli and Ramesh Lekhak Adjourned

Kathmandu. The habeas corpus writ hearing for former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has been adjourned to be continued. Court spokesperson Arjun Prasad Koirala stated that judges Binod Sharma and Sunil Kumar Pokharel could not conclude the hearing today due to time constraints, and it will resume on Monday.

The Supreme Court had scheduled the hearing for Sunday (Chaitra 22) following the submission of written responses from the opposing side after the show-cause order. However, as the proceedings remained unfinished, it has been set to continue tomorrow. 

Police arrested both individuals on Chaitra 14, in accordance with the government's decision to implement the report of the Gauri Bahadur Karki Commission, which was formed to investigate the Gen-Z protest incidents. Yashoda Lekhak, on behalf of Congress leader and former Home Minister Lekhak, and Radhika Shakya, on behalf of Oli, filed the petitions on Chaitra 15 regarding their arrests for the investigation into the Gen-Z protest events of Bhadra 23 and 24.

The investigation commission had recommended filing cases against them, holding them responsible for the suppression that occurred during the Gen-Z protests on Bhadra 23 and 24.