Advocate Aran registered the writ demanding an order to investigate and prosecute the criminal charges against Dahal in connection with the war-ear cases.
Assistant spokesperson at the apex court Devendra Dhakal said that advocate Aran filed a case against Dahal and the hearing has been scheduled for Thursday. During a program held on January 15, 2020, Dahal had said that out of 17, 000 people killed in the Maoist insurgency, 5,000 were killed by the Maoist and he would take the responsibility for it. ALSO READ: Mishandling of transitional justice process Based on his remarks, advocate duo Aran and Kalyan Budhathoki had filed separate writ petitions demanding investigation and action against Dahal. But the court administration had refused to do so, claiming that the issue was related to transitional justice. Then rebels had kidnapped and murdered advocate Aran’s father Tilakraj. Similarly, advocate Budhathoki’s father was displaced. The Supreme Court’s decision has rattled Prime Minister Dahal and his party. They are crying foul over what they say is a conspiracy to corner them by bringing up the conflict-era cases, which ought to be dealt by the transitional justice commissions.
