Govt misusing law - former Justice

Kathmandu, Feb 7-Former Supreme Court Justice, Laxman Prasad Aryal, today accused the government of misusing the security law of the country currently at its worst.

“I worked as the Justice of the Supreme Court but I never saw such a misuse of security law in the past,” he said, adding, “it was, however, not unexpected because the current government was formed to suppress the people.”

“The government was formed after the royal coup last year to suppress the people thus it was not beyond our expectation,” Aryal, one of the drafters of the 1990 Constitution, added. Aryal said one could not expect democratic exercise by the current regime because it was formed to suppress the people.

Instead of complaining, people should fight against the King who has seized power to suppress the people, he said. Aryal was speaking at a programme organised by Human Rights and Peoples’ Concern Committee of Appellate Court Bar Association. He also accused the government of exercising power unconstitutionally.

He said the King just wants to work though military power and therefore he is not giving much attention to the people and their desire. Aryal was of the view that holding municipal polls in such a situation was a great joke.

Member of the National Human Rights Commission Dr Ram Dayal Rakesh said it was illegal and unconstitutional to stop people from organising peaceful assembly.

Senior Advocate Bishwa Kanta Mainali also accused the government working under the 1990 constitution of treating people according to the provisions under the 1962 Constitution.