The high-level judicial commission formed to probe into atrocities committed to suppress the people’s movement, 2006, has summoned eight more persons including former Home Minister in the royal cabinet, Dan Bahadur Shahi.
Former army chief Sachhit Shumsher Rana and member of dissolved Raj Parishad answering to the media persons after filing statements to the high-level probe commission headed by former Justice Krishna Jung Rayamajhi. Former DIG of Nepal Police Krishna Basnet, a member of the dissolved Raj Parishad and the law minister of the erstwhile royal government Niranjan Thapa and former AIG of Armed Police Force Ravi Raj Thapa were also interrogated by the commission , Friday, June 30 06. nepalnews.com/ANA
Former Home Minister in the royal cabinet, Dan Bahadur Shahi. (File photo)
A staunch royalist, Shahi was later replaced by Home Minister Kamal Thapa under the royal regime.
According to reports, the Commission has also summoned former Ministers Salim Miya Ansari, Jagat Gauchan and Senate Shrestha. Similarly, the Commission has also summoned police officers Rup Sagar Moktan, Rajendra Bahadur Singh, Madhav Thapa and Durja Kumar Rai. All four police officers remain suspended for their alleged role in suppressing the pro-democracy movement. They have been asked to report to the commission early next week.
On Friday, the Commission—headed by former Justice at the Supreme Court Krishna Jung Rayamajhi—interrogated former minister Niranjan Thapa, former member of now dissolved Raj Parishad Satchit Shumsher Rana, and two suspended additional inspector generals of police Krishna Basnet and Ravi Raj Basnet.
Last Tuesday, the Commission began questioning former officials of the royal regime by interrogating number two in the erstwhile royal cabinet, Dr. Tulsi Giri, among otehrs.
At least 21 people had been killed and thousands of others had been injured across the country when police resorted to firing and baton charging to suppress the three-week-long pro-democracy movement in April this year that forced King Gyanendra to give up his 15-month-long direct rule.