Nepal Panel Recommends Prosecuting Oli for Protest Violence

Nepals Investigation Panel Recommends Prosecuting Former PM Oli for Anti-Corruption Protest Violence

A Nepali investigation panel has recommended prosecuting former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli for failing to prevent deadly violence during anti-corruption protests last September. The report blames Oli for not acting to prevent the shooting of protesters, which led to dozens of deaths and marked the start of unrest that toppled the government. The panel detailed how at least nineteen young protesters died on the first day from hours of gunfire. Over two days of chaos, seventy-six people were killed and two thousand five hundred twenty-two others wounded. These protests, driven largely by Gen Z demonstrators, exposed deep frustration with corruption in the Himalayan nation and forced major political shifts. The nearly one thousand-page report also calls for charges against Olis home minister, Ramesh Lekhak, and the top police official at the time, Chandra Kuber Khapung, holding them accountable for the security failures. As Nepal grapples with this fallout, the recommendations now head to authorities, potentially reshaping accountability for one of the countrys darkest recent chapters.

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