A father of a missing man says that the deal defeats the purpose of setting up the transitional justice bodies May 13, 2016- Sher Bahadur Chhettri of Pang village in Parbat registered a complaint at the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) on April 21 about his son’s disappearance during the conflict. Sher Bahadur, in his complaint, has accused the Maoist rebels behind the disappearance of his son Bel Bahadur and demanded a probe. What little hope Sher Bahadur had of learning the truth about his missing son while registering the complaint was dashed by last week’s nine-point deal between CPN-UML and UCPN (Maoist), the former rebel party. One of the points agreed by the two parties is initiating the process of withdrawing the cases filed during the war era or awarding clemency to the perpetrators. Sher Bahadur says the nine-point deal defeats the purpose of setting up the transitional justice bodies. “What is the point if the perpetrators of grave crimes, be it the Maoists or the state Army, are acquitted? I really doubt if my son’s case will be heard by any court now,” Sher Bahadur says. “The nine-point-deal is just and expedient to ensure the longevity of this government and to preclude legal action against the perpetrators of war crimes.”