KC re-arrested from court premises (news update)

Plainclothes security personnel have arrested pro-Maoist student leader, Krishna KC, from the premises of Supreme Court Thursday evening, hours after the apex court ordered his release.

Pro-Maoist student leader KC with his wife and son (File Photo)

Police vans were parked just outside the apex court premises throughout this afternoon. Sources said Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Poudel called vice chairman Dr Tulsi Giri about police deployment. Dr Giri’s response could not be known.

Plainclothes police personnel then showed the arrest warrant against KC to lawyers, human rights activists and journalists accompanying KC. KC was taken to the Registrar’s office after the court verdict fearing his re-arrest.

Members of National Human Rights Commission, Sudip Pathak, and Sushila Singh ‘Shilu’—a former Justice at the apex court—also visited the apex court this evening upon hearing about the re-arrest bid of KC.

In response to a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of KC, the apex court held that there was no objective ground to detain KC and ordered his immediate release.

KC was arrested from Koteswore area in Kathmandu some two years ago and was reported disappeared. In response to a habeas corpus petition, the authorities said they had never taken KC into custody. The apex court then declared the writ petition void.

But an NHRC team recently said it met KC while in detention at one of the detention centers in the capital. His family members then decided to file a writ petition again demanding his immediate release.

Talking to reporters after the court verdict, KC said his release was the victory of all. He thanked rights activists, lawyers and members of media for their cooperation in highlighting his case. He said he was tortured badly while in detention and that he wanted to visit a hospital even facing the prospect of re-arrest. nepalnews.com by Sep 22 05

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