APF IGP DISMISSES INDIAN CLAIMS

By Bhola B Rana
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Kathmandu, 18 Nov.: Armed Police Force (APF) IGP Samat Kumar Basnet Wednesday dismissed Indian government claims Nepal’s Maoists imparted military and ideological training to Indian Maoists or Naxalites at camps in Nepal under UNMIN watch.
“All four security agencies have conducted an investigation and didn’t find any evidence.
“I can’t comment on what others have said but the government investigation found no evidence of Nepali Maoists providing training Indian Naxalites.
“We initiated investigations on the matter following media reports accusing Nepali Maoists of giving training to Indian Maoists.
“Our investigation conducted at various levels did not find the claim to be true,” IGP Basnet told Sajha Sawal.
The India embassy brought the issue to the notice of the foreign ministry and Indian Ambassador Rakesh Sood took up the issue with Home Ministry and officials bypassing diplomatic procedures.
Government, on Indian pressure, has launched its own investigation.
Basnet dismissed the claim as the result of the investigation is awaited.
The IGP’s dismissal will embarrass both the India government and its embassy in Kathmandu.
Nepal’s Maoists rejected the Indian claim while confirming thy have ideological nearness with Maoists.
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NC CLOSES DOWN BARDIYA

Kathmandu, 18 Nov.: NC Thursday forced the closure of Bardiya where its activist Dal Bahadur Gurung was murdered Tuesday night near
Tara Tal.
NC has blamed Maoist YCL for the murder.
NC is demanding compensation and an official investigation into
the murder.
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FIRST CONSIGNMENT OF MRPs ARRIVE

Kathmandu, 18 Nov.: The first consignment of 3,000 machine readable passports (MRPs) arrived at the foreign ministry Wednesday.
French security printer Oberthru Technolgies couldn’t meet the
deadline to deliver the MRPs.
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FORMER CROWN PRINCESS IN DOLAKHA

Kathmandu, 18 Nov.: Former Crown Princess Himani, who this
year registered Himani Trust for social service, arrived in Dolakha
Wednesday for an expected 10-day visit.
She arrived in the district with Trust Vice-chairperson Prerana Singh. Treasurer Shatishma Shah and others.
Maoists earlier this year obstructed her social work in the district.
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RUDRA LAL MULMI DEAD

Kathmandu, 18 Nov.: Social worker Rudra Lal Mulmi, 90, died Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Norvic Hospital for heart ailment.
He ran am ashram for women in the outskirts of the capital and ran schools in Lalitpur.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“The democratic front is weak at present and the political deadlock continues due to the absence of alliance among the democratic forces.”

(Surya Bahadur Thapa, The Himalayan Times, 18 Nov.)

“I don’t know why he [Sushil Koirala] he enunciated a concept
of one person, one post. He has engaged in cheap talk by talking
publicly. This shouldn’t have happened. No consultation has
been held with me.”

(NC Vice-chairman and parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Paudel, Nagarik. 18 Nov.)
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LUCK FINALLY RUNS OUT FOR WANTED MAN

Kathmandu, 18 Nov.: Unbelievable, but true. A man in Rautahat district convicted by the court of robbery avoided his prison term for 15 years by bribing police personnel with roosters. Each time the court sent a policeman to arrest him, the ingenious one would gift a rooster to the cop, who would then return happily with the gratis for the family plate, Deb Kumar Sunuwar writes in The Kathmandu Post..

In 15 years, the convicted one gave away 41 roosters. But, he got caught the 42nd time last month when a high-level delegation from the judiciary made an observation visit to the district.

The field visit of the Judiciary Execution Directorate (JED) to Rautahat found this occurrence an archetypal case of non-compliance of court verdicts, which run into a figure of over 100,000 across the country (see front page report on Nov. 17 edition of the Post).

Be it a rooster or a wad of cash or even high-level political channels, convicted felons are blatantly using such methods to disregard the court’s verdict, andthe law enforcement officers are also encouraging such acts.

“One reason behind rising impunity is ineffective implementation of court verdicts. It is the duty of law enforcement agencies to implement the verdicts,” JED Chief Y. P. Basyal said.

Incompetent and corrupt policing system, however, is not the sole reason for inefficient enforcement of court orders. Convicts easily manipulate court decisions as there is a lack of systematic filing of judgements and details concerning criminals.

The statistics of Supreme Court (SC) show that courts all over the country have racked up unimplemented prison terms of 81,007 years and fine arrears of Rs. 4.17 billion in the last 70 years.

“These numbers reflect the law enforcement efficacy of our country,” Rajendra Kumar Acharya, director of JED, said. “Public faith in the court system will erode if the law enforcement mechanism continues to promote impunity and the crime rate.”

The SC has set up the JED to enforce unimplemented court orders and make the judiciary more systematic.

The Rautahat district case was an example of the execution of a longstanding verdict. “I cannot pinpoint any particular person who managed to elude the court’s judgement, but there are other incidents of this kind as well,” said Radha Kant Jha, judgement execution officer at Rautahat District Court.

The arrestee (name concealed) who evaded arrest for 15 years thanks to 41 cockerels, has finally had his goose cooked.
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CHINESE OFFICIAL CANCEL NEPAL VISIT

Kathmandu, 18 Nov.: Chinese authorities have
postponed the scheduled visit of Qiang Wei, secretary of the
Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, The Himalayan Times reports.
According to an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wei was scheduled to arrive here on a four-day visit this month on invitation of Nepali political parties.
“We do not know the reason behind the deferral of the Chinese official’s visit,” the official said.
The ministry feels that the Chinese official’s visit might have been deferred as it coincided with the UCPN-Maoist’s extended
meeting scheduled to begin on 21 November.
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