(The following fact sheet has been prepared by individuals concerned with the arrest and detention of journalist, activist and Himal Southasian's founding editor Kanak Mani Dixit by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), to explain the background behind the arrest.)
Opposition to the current investigation by the CIAA into alleged corruption by Mr Kanak Mani Dixit is based on the grounds that the process has been flawed as demonstrated by facts:
1. Mr Kanak Mani Dixit had opposed the appointment of Lokman Singh Karki as the head of the CIAA (Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority) at the time of the appointment in 2013 on the grounds that Mr Karki had been indicted by the Rayamajhi Commission for supressing the people's movement: http://www.Mr Dixitmanidixit.com/?p=864 . This was a public protest and has been well-documented:https://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2013/may/may05/news08.php
Under well-established principles of jurisprudence a judge or investigator with a personal bias or interest in a case should not be carrying out an investigation or pronouncing on a case, and in fact should recuse himself or herself from such a case to prevent prejudice. However though Mr Karki himself was the individual criticised by Mr Dixit, in a public campaign, Mr Karki continues to drive the investigations.