National Human Rights Commission Holds Former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Police Chiefs Responsible for Genji Movement Violence

Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has clarified that the then leadership of the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force, as well as the then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, were responsible for the loss of life and property during the Genji movement that took place on Bhadra 23 and 24. The report prepared by the investigation committee formed by the commission on human rights violations during the Genji movement on Bhadra 23 and 24 has held them guilty. 'The then Home Minister and under him the then chiefs of Nepal Police, Armed Police, and National Investigation Department are undoubtedly responsible for the primary duty of managing peace and security within the country,' the report states, 'It is also an undisputed fact that the security personnel involved in managing peace and security operate under a chain of command.' The commission has also mentioned in its report that it is the legal responsibility of those who play a leading and central role in managing the country's peace and security to deploy and work in the field under their direct command. 'In such a situation, the then Home Minister, Inspector General of Police, Inspector General of Armed Police, and the Chief of National Investigation cannot evade responsibility and accountability for the actions of their subordinates by saying that they did not order to shoot,' the report states, 'Therefore, the main blame for the violation of the human rights of those deprived of the right to life on Bhadra 23, 082, appears to fall collectively on the aforementioned officials and the then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.'