A Jury in London on Monday began hearing on the criminal case filed against Colonel Kumar Lama for allegedly torturing detainees in the Nepalese Army barracks during the Maoist armed insurgency.Three years ago, Lama had been detained in London on the charge of torturing the detainees during the decade-long Maoist armed insurgency in Nepal.Lama, who was in Sudan as part of the UN's peace keeping mission, had been arrested in London when he visited his family members living in the British capital in 2013. March 14, 20104: The UK Ambassador to Nepal emphasised this when responding to the Nepalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs after Colonel Lama's arrest, stating that "the action was taken by the Met police according to the UK law, and the UK's international obligation to uphold human rights as a party to the UN Convention Against Torture". According to UK Law, a prosecution for torture requires the consent of the Attorney General. In deciding whether or not a prosecution for torture should proceed, the AG will take into account whether there is sufficient admissible and reliant evidence to afford a realistic prospect of conviction, and whether a prosecution for torture would be in the public interest.
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