Angdembe slams govt over transitional justice appointments
He urged the government to ensure capable and impartial appointments and called for further legal reform before new selections are made.
KATHMANDU: Bhishmaraj Angdembe, a leader of Nepali Congress, has criticized the government over its decision to revoke politically influenced appointments, saying it has affected even sensitive transitional justice bodies.
Speaking in the House of Representatives, Angdembe accused the government of “vacating entire institutions under the pretext of political balance,” warning that key mechanisms such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Nepal and the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons have been left without proper leadership.
He stressed that the long-standing struggle of conflict victims for justice has already been delayed for nearly two decades since the peace agreement, and said international attention on Nepal’s transitional justice process is increasing.
Angdembe also noted that UN Special Rapporteur Bernard Duhaime is expected to visit Nepal in June, and highlighted that despite multiple amendments to the Transitional Justice Act, legal gaps still remain.
He urged the government to ensure capable and impartial appointments and called for further legal reform before new selections are made.
