Former Nepal PM Prachanda says US ensured he wasn’t arrested during visit

Prachanda was the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) during the insurgency. “I am revealing all this here because it is a very sensitive issue, and there have been attempts to undo the historic achievements in the country,” he said.

Prachanda who had gone to Baltimore, Maryland, for his wife Sita’s medical treatment, returned Wednesday. He had apparently secured all assurances from the US government prior to his departure that he would not face arrest or interrogation during his stay.

Prachanda’s statement earlier this year, asking the US to stop meddling in Venezuela’s internal politics had invited a rebuke from the US, and his visit to the the country came after he agreed not to rake up the issue again.