Addressing a function in the capital on Tuesday, Prime Minister Bhattarai said the Maoist cadres were arrested at the “backing” of “so-called” human rights activists. The prime minister claimed that the murder accused were not arrested under instructions from the government. [break]
“They have been arrested at the backing of human rights activists against the spirit of Comprehensive Peace Accord,” he said. “There is no involvement of the state in their arrest.” The accused while recording their statements with the police have admitted to burying Thapa alive.
Addressing the function organized to release a book on Rajendra Dhakal, who was arrested by security personnel and subsequently disappeared during the conflict, Prime Minister Bhattarai also said that the arrest of Thapa´s murderers had posed difficulties for the government as an ordinance on Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Disappearance Commission are awaiting endorsement at President´s Office for the past several months.
The prime minister also admitted that the government had failed to live up to the expectations of the masses.
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