Nepal: Probe panel bars former PM Oli from travelling abroad | World News

The commission investigating the death of 75 people during the youth-led protest in Nepal has banned former prime miner K P Sharma Oli and four former officials from travelling abroad.
The judicial enquiry commission, headed Gauri Bahadur Karki, a retired High Court judge, wrote to the government Sunday to ensure that Oli and the four others don’t leave the country. “As they are under the purview of the investigation, they should not be leaving the capital without its prior consent,” Karki wrote.
Along with Oli, the chairman of the Commun Party of Nepal (Unified Marx Lenin), the others under investigation include Nepali Congress leader and former Home Miner Ramesh Lekhak, former chief of intelligence Hutaraj Thapa, former home secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi and Kathmandu’s former chief drict officer Chhabi Lal Rizal.
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While the probe could lead to their custodial detention, it may further give a shot in the arm for a CPN-UML faction that has been demanding Oli’s resignation from the party’s leadership.
While 19 people were killed in the police firing on September 7, the first day of the anti-corruption protest, at least 56 others have succumbed to their injuries since.
Prime Miner Karki has given the commission 45 days to investigate the excesses committed the state to suppress the protest and find those responsible.