Nepal's top court has rejected a petition by rights activists urging the suspension of a Maoist minister accused of ordering a man's death during the civil war, a spokesman said Wednesday.
The information and communication minister, Agni Sapkota, has denied any involvement in the death of Arjun Bahadur Lama, who witnesses say was abducted from his village in 2005 by Maoist insurgents and later killed.
Sapkota's appointment last month was criticised by the United Nations as an 'insult to those victims of human rights violations who have been waiting for justice for years.'
On May 27, a group of Nepalese rights activists filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to order his suspension.
'The government attorney so far has not brought any charge sheet against him,' Supreme Court spokesman Hemant Rawal said.
'So the court has ruled that there is no basis for disqualifying him from his portfolio as a minister. He, however, will be suspended once the charge sheet is filed,' Rawal said.
Source : New Age
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