Rayamajhi Commission Grills Dy Chief of Army

The High-Level Investigation Commission headed by former Supreme Court Justice Krishna Jung Rayamajhi today grilled Lt Gen Rukmagat Katuwal for his alleged role to suppress the April democracy movement.

Katuwal reached the commission's office to record his statement at 11:30 am. He declined to talk to the reporters present there.

Talking to journalists after filing his statement, Katawal said that he had given a statement similar to the Chief of the Army Staff.

He further said that the army performed its duty as per the directives of the then government.
Katawal added that the NA has to perform its duty as per the directives of the government, notwithstanding the type of government or political system.

The High Level Probe Commission also grilled former valley division chief of the NA Deepak Bikram Rana for their alleged role on suppressing the April movement.

Talking to journalists before filing his statement, Rana said that he came to file the statement as per the directive of the commission.

Both of them deferred Monday's summon saying they would file statement only after Chief of the Army Staff filed his statement, according to the defense ministry.