Identifier
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03KATHMANDU1806
2003-09-15 10:22:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kathmandu
Cable title:  

NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE LIMITED STRIKES,

Tags:  PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP 
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151022Z Sep 03
C O N F I D E N T I A L KATHMANDU 001806 

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR SA/INS AND DS/IP/SA
ISLAMABAD FOR AMBASSADOR POWELL
LONDON FOR POL/GURNEY
NSC FOR MILLARD

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/14/2013
TAGS: PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
SUBJECT: NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE LIMITED STRIKES,
EXTORTION, AND RECRUITMENT


Classified By: Ambassador Michael E. Malinowski for reasons 1.5 (b) and
(d).

Summary
========

C O N F I D E N T I A L KATHMANDU 001806

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR SA/INS AND DS/IP/SA
ISLAMABAD FOR AMBASSADOR POWELL
LONDON FOR POL/GURNEY
NSC FOR MILLARD

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/14/2013
TAGS: PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
SUBJECT: NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE LIMITED STRIKES,
EXTORTION, AND RECRUITMENT


Classified By: Ambassador Michael E. Malinowski for reasons 1.5 (b) and
(d).

Summary
========


1. (SBU) On September 15, the Maoists killed two policeman
and seriously injured three others in three separate
incidents across the Kingdom. The Maoists are reportedly
impressing families to provide a daughter or son aged 13-22
under the threat of "dire consequences." End summary.

Maoist "Hits" on Police
========================


2. (U) On September 15, the press reports that Maoists
killed two policemen and seriously injured three in separate
incidents in Nepalgunj (mid-west),Pokhara (198 kms west of
Kathmandu),and Dang (mid-west). In Pokhara, Maoist
attackers approached on a motorcycle, firing at police
guarding a Deputy Inspector General's office, killing one and
seriously injuring a second.


3. (C) Unconfirmed police reports link these killings with
a new directive by the Maoist leadership. The police believe
that Maoist cadre have been directed to kill on-sight any
security forces in Nepalgunj, Pokhara, and Kathmandu. The
order was to be enacted in Kathmandu Valley starting at 2:00
pm. As of 6:00 pm, the Embassy had received no reports of
attacks on police forces in the valley.

Maoist Recruitment of Children
===============================


4. (SBU) Over the last five days, the Maoists have issued
letters and verbal demands to households in rural areas
stating that each household must provide either one son or
daughter to serve in the Maoists' "People's Liberation Army."
The Maoists will accept children as young as 13 and as old
as 22. Families that do not contribute as demanded will face
"dire consequences." Separate reports indicate that these
notes have been distributed as far afield as Gorkha (in
Nepal's west) to Sindhuli (in Nepal's southeast). (Note: In
two weeks, Nepalese will celebrate the festival week of
Dashain. It is traditional to return to home villages to
visit family, pay respect to family elders, and, if well-off,
provide some funds for upkeep of the family farm. The
impressment of children to serve with the Maoists will deter
many from returning home. End note.)


5. (SBU) On September 15, unconfirmed police sources
reported to the Embassy that the Maoists are attempting to
recruit street children. The Maoists are reportedly offering
USD 675 for the killing of anyone listed on the Maoists' hit
list.

Comment
========


6. (C) The police reports of hits on security personnel and
recruitment of street children attribute an evolving urban
strategy to the Maoists. The reports, while repeated above
for completeness, are unconfirmed. Maoist demands for the
recruitment of children has been confirmed by multiple
sources and has been a Maoist practice for years. The formal
notes demanding children is a more formal approach than
previously reported.
MALINOWSKI