Madhav Kumar Nepal (File Photo)

Madhav Kumar Nepal (File Photo)
Security personnel deployed at the residence of CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal on Sunday barred a team of human rights activists led by Chairman of Human Rights Organization of Nepal (HURON) Charan Prasai from meeting with Nepal, who is currently under house arrest.

A press statement issued by the HURON quoted security personnel as saying that they were instructed not to allow anybody to meet Nepal.

HURON has called on the government to immediately release Nepal from house arrest, which is against the international humanitarian law.

The government placed many leaders of major political parties under house arrest from January 19, ahead of the proposed mass meeting of the seven party alliance. Though the government released many leaders from house arrest, the CPN-UML general secretary is yet to be released.

The one month long detention warrant of Nepal expired on Sunday. Nepal was placed under house arrest on January 19, one day before the seven-party alliance’s planned rally in the capital.

Meanwhile, Rajendra Pandey, UML central committee member condemned the government for not releasing party general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal even after the expiry of month long house arrest.

Pandey said according to law, no person can be placed under house arrest for more than a month.

UML’s another standing committee member Bharat Mohan Adhikari has also been placed under house arrest for the past one month.