ANNUAL REPORT 2004 S. No. Date of decision Meeting No. Decision No. 6 25 November 2003 60 12 Details of the decision : The evidences show that Ek Bahadur Dhakal has been kept in illegal custody since 23 January 2002 when the army had arrested him.Therefore, the Commission decided to advise the government with the recommendation to immediately put it into appropriate legal action. S. No. Date of decision Meeting No. Decision No. 7 25 November 2003 60 11 Details of the decision : The evidence shows that Nirmala Kumari Budhathoki has been kept in illegal custody since 13 April 2002 when the army had arrested her. Therefore, the Commission decided to advise the government with the recommendation to immediately put Ms. Budhathoki’s case into appropriate legal action. S. No. Date of decision Meeting No. Decision No. 8 25 November 2003 60 14 Details of the decision : It seemed that the Office of Royal Nepal Army has sent letters on various dates to the government to conduct investigation into murder and abduction of army men by Maoists, and to find out the whereabouts of those army personnel abducted by Maoists. Therefore, the Commission decided to advise the government to launch the action in regard to those army personnel mobilised in anti-terrorist operation. S. No. Date of decision Meeting No. Decision No. 9 31 March 2004 67 5 Details of the decision : The Commission had forwarded recommendation to the government for deputing a high level committee to probe into the murder of former CPN-UML parliamentarian Hem Narayan Yadav on 23 February 2004. In this regard, the Commission has received the probe reports of Nepal Communist Party (United Marxist Leninist), and Human Rights and Peace Society, and has found that these reports also had recommended forming a highlevel probe committee. Since it is a criminal case, the officials designated by the law of land must investigate it. Therefore, the Commission has the interest in taking legal action against those responsible for the incident after proper investigation. Hence, by attaching copies of probe reports and its previous letter, the Commission decided to forward the recommendation to the government that it get the incident duly investigated by a highlevel probe committee. 35