Nepal Army Colonel Kumar Lama who was held in the UK on torture charges was granted bail by a judge at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday.

According to BBC, Nepali ambassador to the UK, Suresh Chandra Chalise has said that Lama is expected to be freed next week after posting the bail of £10,000 and fulfilling other legal procedure.

Colonel Lama, 46, is in the custody of the British police since January 3 on two counts of torture between April and October 2005 at the Gorusinghe Army Barracks in Kapilvastu during the Maoist insurgency.

Lama, who has been serving in the United Nations mission in Sudan, has been held in custody under section 134 of UK’s Criminal Justices Act 1988, which allows the Metropolitan police to arrest individuals suspected of overseas war crimes, torture, and human rights abuses.

The next court hearing in the case is due to take place in June.

According to BBC, Nepali ambassador to the UK, Suresh Chandra Chalise has said that Lama is expected to be freed next week after posting the bail of £10,000 and fulfilling other legal procedures.

Colonel Lama, 46, is in the custody of the British police since January 3 on two counts of torture between April and October 2005 at the Gorusinghe Army Barracks in Kapilvastu during the conflict.

Lama, who has been serving in the United Nations mission in Sudan, has been held in custody under section 134 of UK’s Criminal Justices Act 1988, which allows the Metropolitan police to arrest individuals suspected of overseas war crimes, torture, and human rights abuses.

The next court hearing in the case is due to take place in June.