SC issues interim order to stop PLA recruitment

The Supreme Court issued an interim order to the government and the army integration special committee (AISC) on Sunday to stop the fresh recruitment being conducted by the Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA).

A single bench of Justice Damodar Prasad Sharma issued the interim order on a writ petition filed by INHURED International, a Kathmandu-based human rights group.

The writ filed on Thursday stated that the recruitment by the PLA runs counter to comprehensive peace process (CPA). Earlier, the rights group had challenged Nepal Army recruitments in the apex court, but the final verdict is still awaited.

The PLA, which is now under the AISC, opened vacancies last week in response to the similar move by the NA. nepalnews.com mk Mar 08 09

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