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Nepal: ban on Maoists upheld

Kathmandu: In two significant decisions, Nepal's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ban on the Maoists, paving the way for the monarchy to continue branding them as ``terrorists'' and gave credence to a controversial provision in an anti-terrorism law that allowed police to detain suspects for a year without trial.

A full Bench of the apex court quashed a petition by a Maoist sympathiser asking the court to withdraw the tag and questioning the constitutionality of the government decision (to ban the rebel outfit).

The Court said no sufficient evidence was produced to substantiate that the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) was a political party with constitutional recognition, officials here said.

PTI

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