Government and main opposition close to agreement on transitional justice bill

Mahesh Bertaula, a member of the working group formed to seek agreement on TRC and UML chief whip, said that there was an agreement to include serious human rights violation or arbitrary killing (arbitrary killing) in the definition of murder in the bill. "During the armed war, there was a difference in the definition of killings that constitute serious human rights violations." It has now been agreed to define a serious human rights violation or arbitrary killing (arbitrary killing),' he informed.

Similarly, in the case of serious human rights violations, the Attorney General can recommend 25 to 30 percent of the punishment, he said. "Based on the international experience of transitional justice, there is a consensus on the percentage of punishment," he said. Member of the working group and Maoist Deputy General Secretary Janardan Sharma, who participated in the

discussion, said that there was a positive discussion on the TRC Bill. "The discussion has been good, it will be finalized tomorrow (Wednesday)," he said.

In the TRC Bill, when reconciliation between the perpetrators and the victims, if the victims agree, they can go to the court according to the existing law, and what provision is to be made for the management of child fighters used in war.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba participated in the meeting to finalize the TRC Bill. Both leaders pointed out the need to finalize the TRC bill quickly and instructed to agree on it in the next meeting . The working group includes Home Minister Ramesh Ukhtar from Congress, Bertaula from UML and Sharma from Maoists .

Although the TAR bill under discussion in the parliament came close to consensus in February, Congress was in confusion after the collapse of the Maoist alliance.

close to agreement

• The definition of killing in armed war is serious human rights violations or moral killings (arbitrary killings are kept
• In cases of serious human rights violations, the Attorney General may recommend 25 to 30 percent of the sentence

pending agreement

• Victims during reconciliation
• about the right to go to court according to prevailing laws if they do not agree; the question of handling child fighters used in armed wars;