The mission team comprises FNJ advisor Poshan KC, central member Damodar Timilsina and central member and coordinator of the Midwestern region Surya Mani Gautam.
The team would garner entire information about the ongoing interrogation of the murder accused by holding separate discussions with the family of slain journalist, local journalists and administration.The team left for Dailekh today.
CPN-Maoist Dailekh express concern over cadres´ arrest
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Dailekh district committee organized a press meet in the capital and expressed concern over the arrest of its cadres in connection with the murder of journalist Dekendra Thapa.
The committee at the premises of the ongoing Seventh General Convention of the party at Nepal Academy protested the arrest of its cadres, reasoning an agreement was already made to solve the problems of human rights violations perpetrated by both rebel and state sides during the conflict period could be solved through
the formation of the truth and reconciliation committee. Arresting party cadres was the unilateral move of the government, it accused.District secretary Ganga Bahadur Gharti said the arrest breached the comprehensive peace accord.
He urged the government not to make big issues on the conflict-era incidents but seek solution through the formation of the reconciliation commission.
The cadres of the party arrested in connection with the journalist´s murder are Bheri-Karnali state committee secretariat member Jaya Bahadur Shahi, state committee member Harilal Punmangar, district committee member Nirak Ghartimagar and others.
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