Nepal newspaper due in court for case slammed as press freedom attack

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s largest newspaper was due in court Friday, summoned by the country’s chief justice for articles critical of him, in a case widely condemned as an attack on press freedom.

The Kantipur Daily was subpoenaed by Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli on contempt of court charges for a series of articles that said the country’s top judge had given different dates of birth on various official documents.