Kathmandu, 20 May: The National Assembly has endorsed the controversial Special Service Bill that can allow intelligence officials to tap telephone conversations without a court order.
After the endorsement from the Upper House by majority votes, the bill now will be discussed in the House of Representatives. If the Lower House endorses the bill as it is, a ‘Nepal Special Service’ will be formed that also has the rights to tap people’s telephone calls. As per the current law, intelligence and investigation officials need to acquire a court order to tap the calls.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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