Attack On Justice Is Attack On Judiciary: CJ Regmi

Kathmandu, Jun 1: Chief Justice Khilraj Regmi has said the attack on Justice was the attack on entire judiciary and rule of law.
Chief Justice Regmi said this with the office bearers of the Legal Journalists' Forum after an unidentified gang gunned down the Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam on Thursday.
The judiciary faced such kind of threat for the first time, he said, adding that such serious incident has questioned the security of the judiciary.
Meanwhile, different organizations have expressed grief and vehemently condemned the murder of SC Justice Bam.
Issuing separate press releases, they said the attack on Justice Bam was the attack on entire judiciary.
They have strongly demanded the government to heed security to every people in the country.
Also, they wished eternal peace to the departed soul and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.
In the press releases, the Civil Servants' Association, Nepal Bar Association, Nepal Democratic Lawyers' Association, Nepal Civil Servant's Union, Appellate Court Bar Association, Patan, Constitutional and Legal Journalists' Forum, Human Rights and Peace Society and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal demanded the government to immediately arrest the murder and bring him to book.
They also wished the injured security persons speedy recovery.