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NS-jyu,
When it comes to looking at the problem, I think we both have similar observation. We both know that both Maoists and those who run the governments have committed atrocities and we both are saying that all victims of all atrocities must get their justice.
When it comes to choosing a solution, or finding the way to provide justice to the victims of atrocities, I do not know what your ideas are, but I think we might not have very different ideas. Because there aren’t very many choices.
Before this question becomes abstract and imaginary, let’s make it real by the question you asked.
What about Prachanda ?
Let’s make it more real by asking this: what did GP Koirala intend to do with Prachanda when he negotiated the peace deal ? Or what are position of various political parties and civil societies regarding your question ?
If you have followed the 25-points Comprehensive Peace Treaty between Nepal government and Maoist (November 2006) and a general support of all parties to it, you should have found that GP Koirala actually paved a way to give amnesty to Maoists by agreeing to a form a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” which is meant to find the truth but not punish anybody.
Here is that particular article from the treaty:
5.2.5. Both sides agree to constitute a High-level Truth and
Reconciliation Commission through the mutual agreement in
order to investigate truth about those who have seriously
violated human rights and those who were involved in crimes
against humanity in course of the war and to create an
environment for reconciliations in the society.
Full text of the treaty:
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6VSHK8?OpenDocument
This is where things stand. Now, am I satisfied with it ? Absolutely not. What do I want ? Before saying that, let’s finish the story of the above agreement. Why did GP Koirala and all other leaders agreed to this ‘find the truth but reconcile’ and not ‘find the culprit and punish’ resolution ?
Those who were not in the government at any time could have chosen otherwise, but they simply did not bother. However, those who were in the government during the insurgency period certainly wanted to save themselves from being punished for the atrocities carried out by government’s security forces throughout their mobilization. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Khum Bahadur Khadka, GP Koirala, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Gyanendra Shah, Kamal Thapa and others left who run the government or defense and home ministry are directly responsible for all the war crimes carried out by Nepal police, Armed police and Royal Nepal Army and they could be and should be prosecuted. Simple as that.
That is the reason why they are inclined to reward amnesty to Maoist.
Now, what do I want ? I have shared my view in couple of different forum. Basically, I am against amnesty and I am for keeping the door of the court of law open for the victims and their families for next 25 years or more. And of course I am for compensation for all victims and social measures campain for for social reconciliation and healing. That was also our point in the press release of NANDRON I shared earlier.
This much this time. I will talk about other issues later.
Thank you once again for your inputs and questions, NS-jyu.
Nepe