Deep Basnyat, commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), has taken over as the acting chief commissioner of the anti-graft body following Lokman Singh Karki’s automatic suspension from the post of chief commissioner.
Deep Basnyat, commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), has taken over as the acting chief commissioner of the anti-graft body following Lokman Singh Karki’s automatic suspension from the post of chief commissioner.
Karki was automatically suspended on Wednesday after 157 lawmakers of the governing CPN (Maoist Centre) and main opposition CPN-UML moved an impeachment motion against him at the Parliament Secretariat. CIAA Spokesperson Ganesh Raj Karki said that Basnyat informed the CIAA officials that he had taken charge of the office as per the existing provisions. Basnyat is the senior most commissioners of the CIAA. (PR)
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