Former Chief Justice Detained
Nepal police detain former chief justice amid conflicting accounts over security threats and arrest.
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Nepal police took former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana from his Kathmandu home, but accounts differ over whether he was arrested over a complaint or brought in for protection after officials received information that he might be attacked. Police officials cited a security threat and said there was no complaint or criminal case in some accounts, while other reports described an arrest following a complaint and said Rana was being held for investigation. Authorities have not publicly clarified the specific allegations, identified the alleged threat, or established whether the detention is connected to his unresolved impeachment proceedings. Rana was suspended in 2022 after Parliament initiated impeachment proceedings, which were not completed; a recent Supreme Court ruling dismissed petitions concerning the motion.
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Police said their security assessment suggested Rana could be attacked by Gen Z youth during the night, though they did not identify the source of the information or provide further details.
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According to Kantipur Daily, police did not show Rana an arrest warrant when they took him from his home.
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A Supreme Court ruling cited the failure to complete the impeachment proceedings in ordering the release of Rana’s pension and other retirement-related payments.
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Before becoming chief justice, Rana led the constitutional bench that rejected then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision to dissolve Parliament and ordered Sher Bahadur Deuba’s appointment as prime minister.
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The parliamentary secretariat had previously declared the impeachment process inactive after the parliamentary session ended; the Supreme Court later ruled the motion moot and dismissed four petitions challenging the issue.
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