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Col Lama’s hearing begins in UK
The hearing of Nepal Army Colonel Kumar Lama, who was detained by authorities in the UK on the charges of extrajudicial detention and torture in Nepal, was postponed soon after it started
bookmarkThe hearing of Nepal Army Colonel Kumar Lama, who was detained by authorities in the UK on the charges of extrajudicial detention and torture in Nepal, was postponed soon after it started in the London-based Central Criminal Court on Tuesday.
Navin Pokharel
Published at : February 25, 2015
Updated at : February 25, 2015 08:32
London
The preliminary hearing was put off after some technical work. A 12-member jury has started recording statements. The session began at 10am local time. The court announced the end of the first day’s work at around 1pm. The jury is expected to initiate a detailed hearing by the end of this week.
“I was informed that the court proceeding begun today (Tuesday). This is pre-trial. The hearing can go as long as six months,” said Pradip Jung KC, military attaché at the Nepali Embassy in London.
Lama has been charged under the British Domestic Law (Criminal Justice Act 1988 (134) with torturing two persons in detention during the insurgency in Nepal.
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