Mayor Balen Shah reached the commission on Monday and gave a statement after being summoned by the Human Rights Commission, which is investigating the incidents of Bhadra 23 and 24.
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah has reached the National Human Rights Commission and given a statement.
Shah reached the commission on Monday after the commission, which is investigating the incidents of Bhadra 23 and 24, summoned him and gave his statement.
According to the commission source, the commission questioned Shah for about 2 hours. The commission asked about everything from where he was when the incident took place on the 23rd to the 24th to social media issues. The commission asked questions about everything from the burning of Singha Dabar to the security of the metropolis and complaints that the fire brigade did not arrive on time. The commission did not want to reveal what Shah answered, saying that it was not possible to say anything.
The commission is conducting a separate investigation into the human rights violations and repression during the Gen-G movement on Bhadra 23 and 24. The commission has so far taken statements from 146 people.
The commission is investigating in four separate cases.
The commission is investigating the human rights violations during the Gen-G movement, the use of force (suppression) by the police during the 23rd movement, the lack of transparency and accountability, and impunity, and the investigation has reached its final stage, said Tikaram Pokharel, spokesperson for the commission.
Since then, the government-formed inquiry commission is also taking statements from those involved in the incident. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, was initially given a three-month term, but the government has recently extended it by one month.
