Nepal asks Sri Lanka to pardon Nepali facing capital punishment

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has asked the Sri Lankan government to review the capital punishment awarded to Nepali national Chet Bahadur Thapa, on the charge of his involvement in drug trade.

PM Prachanda made this request during a meeting with Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on the sideline of the BRICS Summit in Goa, Prachanda’s Secretariat informed.

During the meeting, PM Prachanda also drew attention towards ongoing trafficking of Nepali women into Gulf states through Sri Lanka. Prachanda asked President Sirisena to stop this.

Sirisena described Nepal-Sri Lanka relations as friendly and said his country takes Nepal’s concerns positively.

-Agencies