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Kathmandu Tuesday February 27, 2001 Falgun 16, 2057.
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Stop rearresting
This refers to news story entitled "Luitel’s rearrest
condemned" (February, 23, 2001, TKP). I would like to make a few comments on this
news report.
It was shocking to know that Gajendra Luitel of Mrigauliya VDC-2 has been
rearrested by the police. He was accused of alleged charges of hurling a bomb at a police
van, one and half years ago, according to the news report. For his so called ‘crime
against the state’ has already been tried in the court and, subsequently, released
according to the law of court. So there was no reason for his rearrest. The police have no
legal right to rearrest any person who has already been extricated or released by the
court, until the court orders to do so. Therefore, the police have committed a blunder,
arresting Luitel for his past crime. His arrest should be condemned by all communities
because it should be treated as a gross violation of the court’s acquittal and the
fundamental human rights of the citizen. A person should not be punished twice for the
same crime.
So it is time for the concerned authority to come forward and investigate
into the matter so that we can stop police atrocities against innocent people in future.
Rakesh Chhetry
New Baneshwor, Kathmandu |
