In Ram Kumari Jhakri’s arrest, analysts see Oli administration’s intent to curb free speech

The leader of the Dahal-Nepal faction was arrested on charge of crime against the state, before she was released later, for her comments on the President, but legal experts say police stretched the law a bit too far.

A curb on freedom of expression is one of the signs of creeping authoritarianism, and the KP Sharma Oli administration on Thursday tried to do exactly that, putting its penchant for ruling with the iron fist on full display, once again.