Lama was released after depositing a bail amount of 10,000 pound sterling, on condition that he would not leave the UK until the court gives its final verdict on the case. [break]He was released after assurance of Nepal government to UK through diplomatic channels that he would not be provided with travel documents until the court´s final verdict.
Nepali Ambassador to UK Suresh Chalise expressed happiness over Lama´s release. “It’s a welcome move, the decision to release Colonel Lama would strenthen people’s belief in the British legal system,” Chalise added.
The Chelmsford Crown Court on March 2 had granted bail to Lama but his release was delayed after the UK authorities demanded Nepal´s official assurance that he would not be provided with travel documents.
A specialist unit of the Metropolitan Police Service had arrested Colonel Lama, 46, from St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex on January 4. Lama was accused of torturing two detainees between April and October 2005 at the Gorusinghe Army Barracks in Kapilvastu when the when the Maoist insurgency was at its peak
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