He has further said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has failed to take any action against its cadres for their alleged involvement in serious crimes, both during and after the conflict, including the murder of businessman Ram Hari Shrestha. [break]
“As recommended in my previous report, the Nepal Army should comply urgently with the court order,” said Ban in his latest report on Nepal´s peace process to the Security Council submitted on January 7.
By court order, Ban referred to the 2009 Kavre District Court order to the army to suspend Basnet for his alleged role in the murder of 15-year-old Maina Sunar in February 2004. But the court order remains unimplemented. The army has declined to hand over Basnet to police despite a formal request from the Nepal Police, public calls by human rights community and the members of the international community.
He remains in army custody since his repatriation by the UN on December 12, 2009. A court of inquiry of the army is investigating the circumstances of his repatriation.
This is the first time the head of the global body has made his comment public in Basnet´s case.
On human rights violations committed by the Maoists during the conflict and after the peace process began, Ban said, “UCPN-M has failed to take any actions to address the alleged involvement of party members in serious crimes, both during and since the conflict, including the killings of businessman Ram Hari Shrestha, journalist Birendra Shah and Arjun Lama …”
In the meantime, Chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal Karin Landgren told myrepublica.com from New York that she is briefing the Security Council on Nepal´s peace process on Friday.
kiran@myrepublica.com
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