Incident Reports
62 arrested in Kathmandu for protesting against MCC vice president Fatima Sumar
2021-09-09
Kathmandu police arrested 62 people on the charge of protesting against the visit of Fatima Sumar, vice-president of the US aid project Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), to Kathmandu. The largest number of leaders and cadres of the CPN-Revolutionary Maoist-affiliated Dalit Mukti Morcha and the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-M) were arrested. According to Kathmandu Metropolitan Police, the supporters of Dalit Mukti Morcha and Biplava were arrested from Koteshwor.
While returning from Balkot to Naxal-based Hotel Marriott after meeting CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli, Biplav cadres staged a protest against Fatima Sumar in Koteshwor. After arresting a large number of protesters, protesters from the MCC picketed the Koteshwar Metropolitan Police Division. Earlier, police arrested the protesters including Swagat Nepal from Tribhuvan International Airport. Police also arrested Members of the '100 Group' protesting against Fatima on her way to the Marriott Hotel from Ratopul. According to police, 62 people arrested on September 9 morning and afternoon were released in the evening.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Secondary Form | Detention of Protesters |
| Primary Cause | Other political issues |
| Secondary Cause | Freedom of Assembly |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 62 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org , CPN (Chand) and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Foreign State |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
