Overview

• A judicial commission recommended a foreign travel ban and approval requirements to leave the Kathmandu Valley for KP Sharma Oli, Ramesh Lekhak, Gokarna Mani Duwadi, Hutaraj Thapa, and Chhabi Rijal.
• The panel, chaired by former Supreme Court judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, set a three-month timeline and said the curbs are designed to prevent interference with evidence.
• Oli reappeared publicly in Bhaktapur, denied ordering police to shoot protesters, questioned the use of automatic weapons, and labeled the interim leadership a “Gen Z government.”
• Rights monitors faulted authorities for failing to anticipate unrest, as security forces used water cannons, tear gas, and live rounds, leaving more than 70 dead and over 2,000 injured.
• Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki is overseeing the transition with elections announced for March 5, 2026, while Oli’s CPN-UML denounces the recommended restrictions as political retribution.