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Meeting With Members Of International Community In Kathmandu
By KTM Metro Reporter
January 18, 2013: responding to the concern of the members of the international community in Nepal over the government seeking the release of Colonel Kumar Lama arrested in the UK on the charge of serious human rights violation, and about the Prime Minister and the Attorney General ordering not to go ahead of the investigation into the alleged murders of journalist Dekendra Thapa in Dailekha, the UCPN-Maoist leaders held a meeting with the members of the international community at the Hotel Sangrila in Kathmandu today.
Chairman of UCPN-Maoist Prachanda and Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai held a meeting with diplomats of USA, UK, the European Union and representatives of donor agencies to inform them how serious the UCPN-Maoist and the government were for setting up a Truth And Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to deal with the human rights abuses perpetrated by both the State and the rebels
"We were already preparing to hold a discussion with the international community. Unfortunately, there was a statement by the EU," chairman Prachanda told reporters after the meeting, "We clarified our position on the country's overall situation and we hope the international community is convinced," writes nepalnews.com
Talking to THT ONLINE about the meeting held with the members of the international community, Chief of the Foreign Department of the UCPN-Maoist Ram Karki said that the discussion was mainly focused on the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Enforced Disappearance. “We assured the EU delegation and envoys that our party is committed to form an international standard TRC,” Karki said, “We are ready to make changes in the ordinance sent to the president if necessary,” according to THT ONLINE news of today
Yesterday, the EU mission (Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, UK, and the EU Delegation), Norway and Switzerland had issued a joint statement expressing serious concern over how the government has been taking up the human rights violation cases.
The government has written a letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron requesting the immediate release of Nepal Army Col Kumar Lama arrested by the British Police on January 3 in the UK for two counts of torture committed during the insurgency period. The letter signed by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai was dispatched yesterday following the Cabinet decision that the head of government would personally write a letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron to secure the release of Col Lama. The Cabinet also decided to make "all kinds of diplomatic efforts" to secure the release of the Army Colonel after approving the content of the letter jointly prepared by Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Chief Secretary Lila Mani Poudel, Attorney General Mukti Pradhan and acting Chief of Army Staff Nepal Bhusan Chand. In the letter, Prime Minister Bhattarai has argued that Col Lama’s arrest is against the Convention Against Torture and can have “serious repercussions” on the ongoing peace process in Nepal, according to the news posted on nepalnews.com of today.
