November 30, 2006 6:00 PM

A person baged into Justice Kedar Prasad Giri’s residence ‘Radha Krishna Niwas” in Ghattekulo and attacked him with a knife, this evening. The person was overpowered by Justice Giri and his family members who had to breakin the door which was locked from inside by the attacker.

The security system for the justices is exteremely weak in nepal. The Chief Justice of the supreme Court and the Chief Judges of Appeallete courts and districts Court are only provided with security personnel. Other judges of the supreme Court, Appeallate and District Courts are not provided with security.

It is high time the government thinks about this seriously and provides adequate safety measures to ensure independent justice system in nepal.

Justice Giri in the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of nepal. He has served the judiciary for over 3 decades. Justice Giri is highly credited by national and international media and organisations worldwide about his decision lately that reshaped the political dimension of the downsliding nation. Justice Giri along with other judges had decided to nullify the Royal Commission on Corruption Control, setup by the King Gyanendra after he overtook power of the himalayan kingdom. The decision about nullyfying a royal move is said to be first of its kind. The decision has been hailed by all major political parties and human rights organisations as the path paved towards a full democratic Nepal in the making.

Unless the government and the parliament decides for full security and scrutinized measures on people threatening the judges and the judiciary as a whole, free and fearless justice cannot be guaranteed .

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