Mahesh Basnet Welcomes Court’s Decision Against Politically Motivated Retribution

March 30, Kathmandu – Mahesh Basnet, Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), has welcomed the Kathmandu District Court’s decision not to issue an arrest warrant against him, as the police had not secured court approval for his arrest. In a statement released on Monday via Facebook, Secretary Basnet described the court’s order as a “welcome step by the judiciary against the politics of revenge.”
“Under directives from the autocratic Balen government and the so-called Home Minister, the Kathmandu District Police, through government attorneys, had proceeded with false criminal charges, but the District Court has ordered the police not to arrest me,” Basnet wrote. “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Kathmandu District Court for this decision. The judiciary’s stance against vindictive politics is highly commendable.”
Today, the Kathmandu District Court refused to grant permission to issue an arrest warrant against Basnet, noting that the complaint and related case files had been forwarded to the Patan High Court.