Nepal’s former prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, was taken into custody on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of deaths during Gen Z protests last September. This week, a Nepali panel which investigated violence during the anti-corruption protests recommended that Oli, 74, be prosecuted for failing to prevent the crackdown on the protests. At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on 8 and 9 September, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship. At least 19 young people were killed in
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