Kathmandu, Dec. 29 -- Former Nepalese Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak on Monday appeared before a high-level inquiry commission investigating the alleged atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protests held in September.

Lekhak faces allegations of authorising the use of excessive force during the September 8 and September 9 incidents, which saw the country's youth taking to the streets in a protest against the government's mismanagement and heightened corruption.

He arrived at the office of the high-level investigation committee on Monday afternoon to record his statement.

The inquiry commission, headed by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, had summoned Lekhak, who was serving as Home Minister during the anti-corruption protests that left 7...