Supreme Court Refuses to Release CPN-Maoist General Secretary Dharmendra Raj Bastola
Summary
The Supreme Court of Nepal has refused to release Dharmendra Raj Bastola, General Secretary of CPN-Maoist (Unified), following his arrest over promoting an election boycott.
Key Points
- The Supreme Court refused to release Dharmendra Raj Bastola, General Secretary of CPN-Maoist (Unified).
- Justice Hariprasad Fuyal heard a habeas corpus writ regarding Bastola's arrest.
- The government was ordered to provide reasons for Bastola's arrest.
- Bastola was arrested for campaigning a boycott of the upcoming House of Representatives election.
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