Nepal's former prime minister arrested over Gen Z protest deaths
Former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was detained on Saturday by police following the death of a teenager during recent protests in Kathmandu, according to reports from multiple international news outlets including The Timeslive and Tagesschau.de. While specific charges remain under investigation at this stage, authorities have linked his arrest directly to fatalities that occurred amidst widespread demonstrations involving Gen Z activists earlier last month.
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1Nepal's former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma-Oli was arrested on Saturday.
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2Police are investigating whether he failed to prevent dozens of deaths during anti-corruption protests in September.
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Nepal's former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli was arrested on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of deaths during a crackdown on Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests last September.
— [Mar 28, 13:26] Nepal's former prime minister Oli arrested over deaths during Gen Z protests (Timeslive.co.za)Nepal's former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has been arrested for negligence regarding police violence during anti-corruption protests that resulted in 76 deaths last September and led to his resignation earlier; he was also accused by a panel following Balendra Shah, the current prime minister who defeated him recently in an election where they contested from Nepal's home constituency but never served full terms.