KATHMANDU, Nepal: A Nepal court on Sunday extended by five days the detention of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and his home minister after their arrest over alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on the 2025 protests that ousted him.
Oli, 74, and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested in pre-dawn raids on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah was sworn in following the first elections since the September uprising.
They were arrested over their alleged involvement in the protest crackdown that killed at least 76 people, though neither man has been charged, and both deny responsibility for the violence.
“The court has decided to permit five days extension,” Kathmandu District Court information officer Deepak Kumar Shrestha said.
Shrestha noted that the court has also said the former prime minister should get the medical care he requires.
Oli appeared in court via video-link from a hospital on Sunday, where he was admitted on Saturday following a procedural check-up.
Police said Oli has heart and kidney issues. AFP reporters saw him being taken to a hospital on Saturday after his arrest, surrounded by a heavy police guard.
