Posted by: alternate January 10, 2013
Col. Kumar Lama case and Nepal's sovereignty
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 If David Cameron visits Nepal, he would be the first sitting (or not) British prime minister to do so. And if he is arrested in Nepal, he would still be the first British prime minister to be arrested in Nepal or anywhere. It would be really interesting and funny, but mostly interesting. 
 
It would definitely be nice if Nepal could stand up and mete out justice regardless of race, caste, creed, nationality, and preference to classical music or hip hop. Since the Judiciary in most countries that are proponents of Universal Justice (not Sharia law) are truly upholding justice, I am not really worried about the mechanics of their judicial system. Who I am worried about are the countries with Authoritarian and Totalitarian government. No prize for guessing where Nepal stands – it stands next to Mount Everest and Buddha, but mostly neither- the former is claimed by India and latter (partly) by China.
 
According to me, justice served anywhere is justice served everywhere.  I am really thankful to the British government for trying out a peace (no pun in ten did) of legislation to a poor fellow Nepali Colonel. Even their gimmick will be better than justice (or lack thereof) in Nepal, which essentially is a farce or a pat in the wrist (Pick just two even though it may overlap).
 
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