Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been arrested in connection with last year’s deadly Gen Z protests, just a day after Balendra Shah took oath as the new Prime Minister. Former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak was also taken into custody as part of the investigation. A judicial commission recommended prosecution for negligence, linking the leaders to the violent crackdown that left at least 76 people dead and more than 2,500 injured. Authorities say the arrests mark the beginning of a justice process, while supporters of Oli have called the move political revenge.

