John Mage wrote:
> You may have noticed that last week the government of Nepal jailed the
> publisher and two top editors of the largest Nepali language newspaper
> for publishing a letter about the palace massacre.
>From http://www.nepalnews.com.np/
Kantipur editor released on bail
Kathmandu, June 15: A special three-man court Friday released Editor Yubaraj Ghimere of the vernacular daily newspaper Kantipur on bail. He was arrested on June 6th, first on charges of sedition and then on state offence charge, newspaper sources said.The court also released from judicial custody Managing Director Kailash Sirohiya and Director Binod Gyawali on condition they present themselves before the court when ordered. The three-man court comprises of Mohan Shituala, Jagannath Pathak and Gyanendra Karki.He was released on on a bail of Rs.2000.
The government took exception to an article of underground Maoist leader Dr.Baburam Bhattarai published in the newspaper urging the army to revolt for a perceived plot by so-called imperialists and the successor of King Dipendra.