Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on 'War Crimes' Case Against Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai

Kathmandu. A writ petition accusing former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Dr. Baburam Bhattarai of ‘war crimes’ has been kept for decision (Nisthu).The case was scheduled for a full bench hearing of acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Sapana Pradhan Malla and justices Sunil Kumar Pokharel and Shanti Singh Thapa.The writ petition was filed on Jestha 28, 2080, by former child soldier Lenin Bist and 8 others, naming the two former prime ministers as defendants. On Falgun 25, 2081, a joint bench of Supreme Court justices Binod Sharma and Abdul Aziz Musalman had ordered the writ to...