All were cremated within a day of their deaths. It will probably be impossible to complete the task in the three days the king has given the commission. The chief justice who heads it must ask for and be given all the facilities required for a thorough probe. For its own sake as much as for the sake of the people, the palace must cooperate with the investigation. Members of the royal family will have to be extensively cross-examined, surely an unusual experience but essential for unravelling the truth.
Many questions cry out for answers.
It needs to be known how King Birendra and so many of his immediate family were killed in what is said to be arbitrary fire from weapons wielded by a drunken man. Dipendra s state of mind in the weeks preceding as well as immediately before and during the killings is still a deep mystery. Much much more information is required here. It is incumbent on King Gyanendra to assure the judge there will be no obstacles to the investigation, no interference with eyewitness, palace employees or anyone else called to testify. He himself may be called upon to assist the enquiry and should be prepared to do so.