KATHMANDU, March 28: CPN-UML Chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, along with Nepali Congress leader and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, who were arrested on Saturday, are scheduled to appear in court on Sunday.
Since Saturday is a public holiday, police will keep them in custody and present them in court to seek permission for further investigation. The duo will be taken from the Kathmandu District Government Attorney’s Office to the District Court, Kathmandu, as part of the legal procedure.
Court allows two more days' remand of Oli, Lekhak
Under the law, police can hold former Prime Minister Oli and former Home Minister Lekhak in custody for up to 24 days for investigation, but court approval is required—hence the Sunday hearing.
Both were detained following the implementation of recommendations by the commission led by former Special Court Chair Gauri Bahadur Karki, which was formed to investigate the excesses during Gen Z movement.
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