KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown

At least 77 people killed in anti-corruption youth uprising in September, which began over a brief social media ban

Nepal’s former prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, was taken into custody on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of deaths during Gen Z protests last September.

This week, a Nepali panel which investigated violence during the anti-corruption protests recommended that Oli, 74, be prosecuted for failing to prevent the crackdown on the protests.