Talking to Republica, the minister said that the personal email correspondence to the UN Secretary General from Pathak was unnecessary.
"I have read the news reports that a commissioner at the commission, which is independent but governed by an act, directly wrote to the UN secretary general. If it is true, I would say it was not necessary since the Government of Nepal is fully committed to provide whatever resources the commission needs," said Minister Dhakal.
As a line ministry, the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction has been facilitating the function of CIEDP and Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the transitional justice mechanisms.
"Demanding international support through an email at personal level without any formal decision within the government and even not informing the ministry, which has been facilitating the commission, was an unnecessary move," the minister added.
According to a source at the CIEDP, Dr Pathak's move has saddened CIEDP Chairman Lokendra Mallick and other commissioners. "Dr Pathak's move has hurt the image of the commission. Such move shows that there is anarchy within the commission and it will harm the commission rather than benefit it," said the source.
Meanwhile, Ram Babu Shah, the information officer at the UN Country Office in Nepal, said that the office was not fully aware about the communication directed to the UN secretary general.
Commissioner Pathak had sent an email to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the first week of February arguing that the CIEDP was saddened for no cooperation and assistance even by the UN.
In the email, which was made available to Republica, Pathak has claimed that CIEDP has been suffering from lack of staff, experts and instruments.
Even after one year of its formation, little support was received from the international community, said Pathak. "It is very hard to say, why many international communities, who had been advocating for the establishment of the transitional justice for eight years, are reluctant to provide technical, programs and financial support to the CIEDP," Pathak said.
"If the UN desires to boycott the CIEDP, who will benefit 'perpetrator or victim'? The answer is 'perpetrator'... It means, more and more sectarian violence appears and reappears in the society. Who will be responsible for creation of such injustice?" questions Pathak in the email written to the secretary general of the UN.
The five-member CIEDP was formed on February 11, 2015 to investigate insurgency-era enforced disappearances.
Related story
Official email to be mandatory for civil servants soon
-1200x560-1779450784.webp)