Former Nepalese prime minister Oli charged over deathsAP, KATHMANDUPolice in Nepal early yesterday arrested former Nepalese prime minister Khadga Prasad Oli over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September last year that toppled the government and resulted in new elections. Authorities arrested the Communist Party leader at his residence on the outskirts of Kathmandu. They also arrested former minister of home affairs Ramesh Lekhak, who has been accused of ordering authorities to fire on protesters. Former Nepalese prime minister Khadga Prasad Oli gestures after his detention in Kathmandu yesterday. We have taken former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak under control,” Nepalese Minister of Home Affairs Sudan Gurung said on social media.

Source: Taipei Times March 28, 2026 21:43 UTC