Former chief justices reply to the court, reasserting why free speech matters

In saying House dissolution is unconstitutional, they say they used their right to freedom of expression and that does not amount to contempt of court.

In an unprecedented event which will live in the annals of Nepal’s judicial history, four former chief justices, known for their highest level of conduct and integrity, went to the Supreme Court which they once headed at different times, in person, only to reassert why freedom of expression matters in a democracy–and even more in today’s Nepal.