Ex-secy Pokharel sentenced to 18 months in prison for graft
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KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Special Court (SC) on Thursday sentenced former home secretary Padma Prasad Pokharel to 18 months in prison and slaps Rs 5.85 million fine on him for corruption.
A division bench of Justices Gauri Bahadur Karki, Om Prakash Mishra and Kedar Prasad Chalise issued the order in response to a complaint filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
In its May 11 petition, the anti-graft body had sought Rs 1, 51, 38, 898 in fine from Pokharel, accusing him of accumulating personal assets by abusing power while he held public office.
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Ex-secy Pokharel Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Graft
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