The charges carry at least three years in prison. The editor said he was being held illegally because he had not yet been charged, according to CNN Correspondent Satinder Bindra, who visited the editor in jail. The massacre has left a power vacuum in the tiny kingdom where the late King Birendra was hugely popular, particularly after he ceded absolute power in favor of a constitutional monarchy in 1990. Many regarded him as an anchor of stability in the poverty-stricken kingdom, torn by political feuding and a bloody Maoist rebellion, and were doubtful about the ability of the new king to command the same respect. Meanwhile, Kathmandu remains all but closed down by a combination of curfews and the mourning period announced for the slain royals has brought business to a standstill.
All government departments, all banks and most shops are closed.
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