KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown

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Nepal’s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli was arrested early on Saturday morning over his alleged role in the deaths of dozens of people who took part in the gen Z protest that toppled his government last year. Police detained the three-time former prime minister at his residence in the capital Kathmandu, and also arrested his former home affairs minister Ramesh Lekhak. The arrests came less than 24 hours after Nepal’s new prime minister, Balendra Shah, and his cabinet were sworn into office. Shah, a former rapper turned politician known widely as Balen, won a landslide victory this month with a campaign that promised justice for the killings that took place during the gen Z uprising last year and to crack down on corruption.

Source: KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown | Nepal | The Guardian

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Psalm 71:8

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The old guard and candidates representing Nepal’s youth are contesting all 250 seats in parliament.

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