[Excerpt: The king said he had to act to end the Maoist insurgency that has left more than 11,000 people dead since 1996. The rebels are fighting to establish a single-party communist republic....But analysts say there has been no let up in violence in the impoverished kingdom....Gyanendra said he planned to hold elections to municipal assemblies by April next year but was silent on national elections that have not been held since 2002.]
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2005/April/subcontinent_April437.xml§ion=subcontinent Nepal king says security improved in emergency rule (Reuters) 14 April 2005 KATHMANDU - Nepal’s King Gyanendra said on Thursday the country was more peaceful after he imposed an emergency more than two months ago to tackle a deadly Maoist revolt. “Everyone has experienced a steady improvement in the law and order situation due to the efficiency of our dedicated security forces,” Gyanendra said in a message marking the Nepali New Year. Gyanendra stunned the world on Feb. 1 when he fired the government, jailed opposition leaders, suspended civil liberties and ordered a crackdown on Maoist rebels fighting his rule. The king said he had to act to end the Maoist insurgency that has left more than 11,000 people dead since 1996. The rebels are fighting to establish a single-party communist republic. But analysts say there has been no let up in violence in the impoverished kingdom. Gyanendra said he planned to hold elections to municipal assemblies by April next year but was silent on national elections that have not been held since 2002. “There should not be any delay in activating the democratic process,” the king said in the message read over state radio and television but did not elaborate. Gyanendra, who drew international flak for his surprise move, has said he needs three years to put democracy back on track. But international donors including India, Britain and the United States say it is too long. New Delhi and London have cut military aid to press the king to restore democracy and civil liberties. enditem ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
