The High Level Probe Commission (HLPC) has recommended that the government formulate necessary laws to take action against King Gyanendra and the Council of Ministers for misusing authority during the royal regime.
A source at the commission said there is no law to take action against the king and cabinet members, who are not in authority. "The king, being the head of the executive must own responsibility," the source said. "And the existing parliament must formulate law in this regard."
In an 1184-page report submitted to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Monday, the commission also recommended corruption charges against three ministers - Kamal Thapa, home minister; Shrisha Shumshere Rana, minister of state for Information and Communications; Tanka Dhakal, minister for Local Development; and Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Nepali Army during the royal regime.
Former Home Minister Thapa has been charged of misappropriating Rs 10 million, Rana - Rs 4 million, Dhakal - Rs 1.5 million and Army chief Thapa - Rs 20 million from state funds during the royal regime.
"All the charged ministers and the army chief had admitted to having misused state funds during their interrogation with the commission," the source said.
The report, divided into three volumes, has also recommended murder charges against 15 security personnel, including Senior Superintendent of Armed Police Force (APF) Durja Kumar Rai, Major Rabi KC, Major Anish Rijal and APF Sub Inspector Ram Kumar Khatri.
Durja has been found guilty of opening fire in Kalanki on April 20, where five pro-democracy protesters were killed and Khatri was held responsible for killing a woman in Banepa during the April movement.
Similarly, the report has recommended dismissal from public position of the then Chief Secretary Lok Man Singh Karki, APF SSP Madhav Thapa and Chief District Officer of Kathmandu Sushil Ghimire for misusing authority during the royal regime.
The report has also recommended to the government that it issue a warning of dismissal to the current Chief of Army Staff Rukmangat Katwal and others according to army law.
It also stated that 19 pro-democracy activists were killed and 9194 were injured during the April movement for democracy.
The Commission was formed in May 5, 2006 under the chairmanship of former justice of the Supreme Court Krishna Jung Rayamajhi.
Other members in the commission were former President of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists Harihar Birahi, former Vice president of Nepal Bar Association Ram Prasad Shrestha, advocate Ram Kumar Shrestha and General Secretary of Nepal Doctors' Association Dr Kiran Shrestha. The commission took about five months to prepare the report. It had interrogated 296 persons and recommended action against 202.
PM Koirala assured the commissioners he would take action against guilty persons. "I will study and implement the recommendations," commissioner Birahi quoted Koirala as saying.
Two commissioners submit separate report
Two commissioners, Ram Kumar Shrestha and Dr Kiran Shrestha opposed the recommendation procedures in the commission's final report and submitted their separate six-page report to the Prime Minister.
Ram Kumar said he had some disagreements over the recommendation procedures in the report. "We were not allowed to write our note of dissent. So we submitted our separate report," Shrestha said. He, however, refused to divulge details of the separate report. "It is a confidential report and I don't want to make it public until the PM speaks out on it," he said.
Those charged of corruption are Kamal Thapa, Home Minister and Shris Shumshere Rana, state minister for Information. The king and his Council of Ministers have been implicated for abuse of authority in the April atrocities.
A source at the commission said there is no law to take action against the king and cabinet members who are not in authority.
A source at the commission said there is no law to take action against the king and cabinet members, who are not in authority. "The king, being the head of the executive must own responsibility," the source said. "And the existing parliament must formulate law in this regard."
In an 1184-page report submitted to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Monday, the commission also recommended corruption charges against three ministers - Kamal Thapa, home minister; Shrisha Shumshere Rana, minister of state for Information and Communications; Tanka Dhakal, minister for Local Development; and Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Nepali Army during the royal regime.
Former Home Minister Thapa has been charged of misappropriating Rs 10 million, Rana - Rs 4 million, Dhakal - Rs 1.5 million and Army chief Thapa - Rs 20 million from state funds during the royal regime.
"All the charged ministers and the army chief had admitted to having misused state funds during their interrogation with the commission," the source said.
The report, divided into three volumes, has also recommended murder charges against 15 security personnel, including Senior Superintendent of Armed Police Force (APF) Durja Kumar Rai, Major Rabi KC, Major Anish Rijal and APF Sub Inspector Ram Kumar Khatri.
Durja has been found guilty of opening fire in Kalanki on April 20, where five pro-democracy protesters were killed and Khatri was held responsible for killing a woman in Banepa during the April movement.
Similarly, the report has recommended dismissal from public position of the then Chief Secretary Lok Man Singh Karki, APF SSP Madhav Thapa and Chief District Officer of Kathmandu Sushil Ghimire for misusing authority during the royal regime.
The report has also recommended to the government that it issue a warning of dismissal to the current Chief of Army Staff Rukmangat Katwal and others according to army law.
It also stated that 19 pro-democracy activists were killed and 9194 were injured during the April movement for democracy.
The Commission was formed in May 5, 2006 under the chairmanship of former justice of the Supreme Court Krishna Jung Rayamajhi.
Other members in the commission were former President of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists Harihar Birahi, former Vice president of Nepal Bar Association Ram Prasad Shrestha, advocate Ram Kumar Shrestha and General Secretary of Nepal Doctors' Association Dr Kiran Shrestha. The commission took about five months to prepare the report. It had interrogated 296 persons and recommended action against 202.
PM Koirala assured the commissioners he would take action against guilty persons. "I will study and implement the recommendations," commissioner Birahi quoted Koirala as saying.
Two commissioners submit separate report
Two commissioners, Ram Kumar Shrestha and Dr Kiran Shrestha opposed the recommendation procedures in the commission's final report and submitted their separate six-page report to the Prime Minister.
Ram Kumar said he had some disagreements over the recommendation procedures in the report. "We were not allowed to write our note of dissent. So we submitted our separate report," Shrestha said. He, however, refused to divulge details of the separate report. "It is a confidential report and I don't want to make it public until the PM speaks out on it," he said.
Those charged of corruption are Kamal Thapa, Home Minister and Shris Shumshere Rana, state minister for Information. The king and his Council of Ministers have been implicated for abuse of authority in the April atrocities.
A source at the commission said there is no law to take action against the king and cabinet members who are not in authority.
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