From: "Magnus Bernhardsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 15:04:07 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Peoples War] Develpoments in Nepal www.nepalnews.com Government makes public names of 273 detained Maoists Government Wednesday made public names of 273 detained Maoists earlier demanded by rebels as a pre-condition for talks to end an insurgency that has claimed more than 1,800 lives in nearly six years. They are not being immediately released, a Home Ministry source said. The government Wednesday released eight underground leaders detained under the public security after 25 others were earlier freed to pave the way for talks to end what the rebels call a people's war, the Home Ministry said. Maoists had earlier handed the government names of 374 missing persons whose whereabouts it wanted made public. Prominent rebels not on the detained list are central committee member Dandapani Neupani, Kamala Sharma and Chitra Narayan Shrestha among others. nepalnews.com br Aug.9 ----------- All Maoists detained under public security act released No more Maoists are now detained under the public security act with the release of eight more rebels detained under the act, the Home Ministry said Wednesday. Twenty-five insurgents imprisoned under the act had been earlier released from jails after Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba assumed office last month, the Home Ministry said. But 273 Maoists continue to be held on other charges, the Home Ministry said. The names of those released have not been officially made public. "How can the others be released?" a Home Ministry spokesman conjectured to a question if other Maoists are being freed. The latest government move comes after Home Minister Khum Bahadur Khadka told parliament Wednesday all Maoists being held under the stiff act are being being freed to create an atmosphere for talks to end a communist insurgency that has claimed more than 1,800 lives in nearly six years. nepalnews.com br Aug.8 _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
