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| All eyes on palace for Nepal king's eviction |
| 2008-05-31 |
| KATHMANDU - Nepal's government said Friday it has started an audit of palace property and sent an official letter telling King Gyanendra to leave after an historic assembly abolished the monarchy. The ousted Hindu "god-king', given a two-week eviction order, has kept a studied silence behind the high walls of his pink-hued Narayanhiti palace, although the royal flag has come down from over the heavily guarded complex. "An official letter has been dispatched from the government asking Gyanendra Shah to vacate the palace," Information Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara told AFP. "A high-level committee has been formed to prepare the details of the property inside the palace. All the property will be transferred to national property," he added. An estimated 1,500 soldiers guard the king, but Nepal's army -- seen as a bastion of royalists -- said they will comply with the decision, which also involves turning the royal palace in Kathmandu into a museum. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Nepal is going the wrong direction. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-05-31 12:32 |