KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown
At least 77 people killed in anti-corruption youth uprising in September, which began over a brief social media banNepal’s former prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, was taken into custody on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of deaths during Gen Z...
<p>At least 77 people killed in anti-corruption youth uprising in September, which began over a brief social media ban</p><p>Nepal’s former prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, was taken into custody on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/09/nepal-protests-social-media-ban-lifted-gen-z-kathmandu">deaths during Gen Z protests</a> last September.</p><p>This week, a Nepali panel which investigated violence during the anti-corruption protests recommended that Oli, 74, be prosecuted for failing to prevent the crackdown on the protests.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/kp-sharma-oli-nepal-arrested-alleged-role-protest-crackdown-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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