Senior advocate Tikaram Bhattarai has said that he will move the Supreme Court against the arrest of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak. The police arrested Oli and Lekhak this morning while implementing the report given by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, who was formed to understand the truth about the Gen-G movement.

Before being arrested, Oli had discussed with senior advocate Bhattarai and other legal professionals. ‘He (Oli) has said that he will fight a legal battle, prepare for it,’ Bhattarai told Kantipur, ‘As long as it is, we will go to the Supreme Court tomorrow on behalf of Oli and Lekhak with the case of habeas corpus.’

The Karki Commission had recommended an investigation and prosecution against the then Prime Minister Oli, the then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and the then Inspector General of Nepal Police Chandrakuber Khapung, saying that people died during the Gen-G movement due to negligence and negligence. Similarly, a criminal investigation has been recommended against the then Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi, Armed Inspector General Raju Aryal, the then Chief of the National Investigation Department Hutraj Thapa and the then CDO of Kathmandu Chhabilal Rijal for negligence. The cabinet meeting held on Friday had decided to form a task force to study the recommendations of the Karki Commission report on security personnel and to implement the rest immediately. After that, the police issued the necessary arrest warrants and arrested Oli and the writer on Saturday morning. “We looked at the arrest warrant. Oli signed it. Then the police took him away,” said senior advocate Bhattarai, “The Karki Commission report itself is very relevant. It is not possible to arrest him directly based on that.” After undergoing medical examinations, Oli and the writer will be kept in the Bhadrakali detention cell. The police have issued the necessary arrest warrants to Oli, saying that they have to proceed immediately in the course of investigating cases including crimes related to life.” Senior advocate Bhattarai questioned the rationale behind this. ‘A warrant of arrest is only issued if the person concerned can escape and cannot be arrested again,’ Bhattarai said, ‘Where would they go? Not to leave the country. As before, the investigation could have been conducted by specifying the location. Arrest was not necessary.’