At
that time, people spoke his name in hushed tones, the walls had ears
and there was the threat that Karki would slap his ‘tera-pane’ (the
13-page asset declaration form) that was used to persecute opponents. Om
Aryal’s case for Karki’s impeachment had been dismissed by the court
and while Aryal stood fearless in filing an appeal, there was a palpable
feeling of dread. Other efforts, like Suman Shrestha’s appeal under the
Right to Information Act to release property details of the CIAA chief
went some way in garnering media attention and breaking the culture of
silence on Karki’s regime.But matters only came to head after May. While
Kanak Mani Dixit’s arrest energised sections of civil society to
overcome its fear, a welcome change of guard at the Supreme Court
propelled Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the most integral protagonist
in this saga
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