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| Nepal king blamed for crackdown | Nepal king blamed for crackdown |
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| A high-level panel in Nepal has held King Gyanendra responsible for excesses against pro-democracy demonstrators in April. | A high-level panel in Nepal has held King Gyanendra responsible for excesses against pro-democracy demonstrators in April. |
| A panel member told the BBC more than 200 officials of the ousted royalist regime had also been implicated. | A panel member told the BBC more than 200 officials of the ousted royalist regime had also been implicated. |
| Twenty-one people were killed and thousands of others injured during the protests, in which people defied shoot-on-sight curfew orders. | Twenty-one people were killed and thousands of others injured during the protests, in which people defied shoot-on-sight curfew orders. |
| The protests forced the king to end his direct rule and reinstate parliament. | The protests forced the king to end his direct rule and reinstate parliament. |
| The details of the report have not been disclosed yet. | The details of the report have not been disclosed yet. |
| But after submitting the report to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Monday, a panel member confirmed that the king has been held responsible for the excesses. | But after submitting the report to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Monday, a panel member confirmed that the king has been held responsible for the excesses. |
| Above the law | Above the law |
| Harihar Birahi told the BBC that 200 others including senior ministers of the royalist government and top security officials had been indicted. | Harihar Birahi told the BBC that 200 others including senior ministers of the royalist government and top security officials had been indicted. |
| Police were accused of excessive force against protesters | Police were accused of excessive force against protesters |
| He said the king was found responsible in his capacity as head of the government. | He said the king was found responsible in his capacity as head of the government. |
| King Gyanendra headed the cabinet during the 15 months of his direct rule. | King Gyanendra headed the cabinet during the 15 months of his direct rule. |
| Despite his implication in the excesses, the monarch cannot be punished because he is above the law under the present constitution. | Despite his implication in the excesses, the monarch cannot be punished because he is above the law under the present constitution. |
| The government will have to enact new laws to bring him to the book. | The government will have to enact new laws to bring him to the book. |
| The prime minister earlier said the government would not spare anyone, but would make a final decision only after studying the report. | The prime minister earlier said the government would not spare anyone, but would make a final decision only after studying the report. |
| Two of the five members of the panel did not sign the final report, citing differences over the panel's conclusions. | Two of the five members of the panel did not sign the final report, citing differences over the panel's conclusions. |
| Hundreds questioned | Hundreds questioned |
| A retired Supreme Court judge, Krishna Jung Rayamajhi, headed the panel. | A retired Supreme Court judge, Krishna Jung Rayamajhi, headed the panel. |
| It had been mandated to look into the excessive use of force and the misuse of the government fund. | It had been mandated to look into the excessive use of force and the misuse of the government fund. |
| It questioned 300 officials including senior ministers of the royalist government and chiefs of the security agencies. | It questioned 300 officials including senior ministers of the royalist government and chiefs of the security agencies. |
| The popular uprising forced King Gyanendra to end his direct rule and hand over power to a multi-party government of the agitating parties. | |
| The king has subsequently been stripped of all executive powers including the control over the 90,000-strong army. | The king has subsequently been stripped of all executive powers including the control over the 90,000-strong army. |
| There has been persistent call for the abolition of the monarchy since then. | There has been persistent call for the abolition of the monarchy since then. |
| A constituent assembly election is due to be held early next year to decide the future of the monarchy. | A constituent assembly election is due to be held early next year to decide the future of the monarchy. |