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POST PHOTO: SHALIGRAM TIWARI Integrity Policy draft to be amended Gold smuggling accused Govt solicits suggestions from stakeholders including organisations POST REPORT contents of the proposed KATHMANDU, MAY 6 PMO holds consultations, draft, “we have urged the gov- stare at 3 more charges asking stakeholders ernment not to keep its enti- Amid criticism from several ties or constitutional bodies POST REPORT Department of Money quarters, the government has for suggestions and private organisations at KATHMANDU, MAY 6 Laundering Investigation sought suggestions from the to be incorporated the same level”, said Gopal Suspects change their (DoMLI) to probe their illegal stakeholders for amending Lamsal, president of the NGO People charged with murder incomes as provisioned in the National Integrity Policy into the final text Federation Nepal. and organised crime in con- Clause 20 of the Organised draft perceived to be an exer- “There should be clarity nection with gold smuggling statements to court Crime Act and Clause 29 of cise at “controlling” mostly between the [jurisdictions of] may also be prosecuted for MADHAV GHIMIRE & According to a report the Money Laundering the non-government organisa- Several restrictive meas- I/NGOs, security agencies, government and non-govern- corruption, money launder- BINOD BHANDARI presented by the high-level Prevention Act. tions and international NGOs ures and control mechanisms the Federation of Nepalese ment agencies. Since the ing and foreign exchange mis- BIRATNAGAR, MAY 6 committee headed by Joint- According to the charge working in Nepal. have been proposed in the Chambers of Commerce and working styles, organisations, appropriation. secretary Ishwor Poudel, sheet, the accused have The Prime Minister’s draft particularly targeting Industries, cooperatives and budget and structures of state The Morang District Lawyers have said that sus- Chudamani Upreti aka earned property through Office, which drafted the NIP, I/NGOs and even constitu- private firms were invited to and non-state sectors are dis- Attorney’s Office (DAO), pects held in connection Gore, the alleged master- criminal means involving held consultations on Friday, tional bodies and some gov- present their suggestions or similar, we’ve urged the gov- which filed a charge sheet at with the 33kg gold smug- mind of gold smuggling, gangs, gold smuggling, abduc- asking stakeholders for sug- ernment entities. inputs in writing for the poli- ernment to amend the NIP the district court on gling case and the murder and his accomplices had tion and murder. Given the gestions to be incorporated Representatives from con- cy draft. draft,” he added. Wednesday against 63 sus- of an alleged smuggler, smuggled 3,999.6 kg gold possibility of the illegally into the final text. stitutional bodies, ministries, While objecting to some >> CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 pects in connection with gold Sanam Shakya, have since July 2015. The DAO earned money getting into smuggling and the subsequent changed their statements to has filed such charges as businesses, the prosecutor murder of a racket member, the Morang District Court. organised crime, murder, had sought details of bank has recommended that consti- Gyanendra Thapa, chair- abduction and hostage accounts, vehicles, land and tutional and government man of the Morang Bar against the accused. properties and the shares agencies probe them for possi- Association, said their Former Deputy Inspector owned by the accused and ble corruption, money laun- statements were different General Govinda Niraula, their family members. The dering and foreign exchange from what the police had Senior Superintendent of government agencies con- misappropriation. recorded earlier. Police Dibesh Lohani, cerned have been requested to According to the paper, the As of Sunday, the district Superintendent of Police freeze the specified movable prosecutor, DAO, has decided court heard from 15 accused Bikashraj Khanal, Deputy and immovable properties to write to the Commission for while as many remain to be Superintendent of Police with approval from the court, Investigation of Abuse of quizzed. All of the suspects duo Prajit KC and Sanjaya according to the charge sheet. Authority to watch over DIG have been presented before Raut, Sub-inspector Jiwan Prakash Sitaula, Govinda Prasad Niraula, SSP District Judge Narayan Balkrishna Sanjel and director general of the Shyam Bahadur Khatri, SP Prasad Sharma. Police Constable Bishnu DoMLI, said the department Bikas Raj Khanal, DSP The court is preparing to Khadka and four employees would find facts about the peo- Sanjaya Bahadur Raut, Sub- complete the recording of of the Nepal Airlines ple involved in gold smug- inspector Bal Krishna Sanjel, statements by Tuesday. Corporation have been held gling, sources of their income police Constable Bishnu On Wednesday, the in connection with the case. and investments to check Khadka, Senior Constable District Attorney’s Office The 33kg gold smuggled against money laundering. Ambar Bahadur Thapa Magar filed a charge sheet against through the Tribhuvan The prosecutor has also and Nepal Airlines a total of 63 suspects, rec- International Airport had decided to write to the Corporation staffers Raju ommending Rs17 billion mysteriously disappeared Department of Revenue Maharjan, Rajan Thapa, and Rs18 million in fines from Kathmandu. The Investigation (DRI) and the Tularam Tharu and in line with the report smuggling case drew much Nepal Rastra Bank to investi- Amarman Dangol. prepared by a high-level public attention following gate into possible foreign The government employees committee and an investi- the murder of Shakya, a exchange embezzlement by found to have taken undue gation carried out by the resident of Urlabari in the defendants other than gov- advantage while in office face Morang Police. Morang, on March 2. ernment officials as they used investigation under Clause 20 Hundi to transfer fund in vio- of the Organised Crime Act lation of foreign exchange and Clause 59 of the Raj Mainali said the anti-graft ter,” he said. In the case of rules. DRI Director General Corruption Prevention Act, body is yet to receive the cor- defendants other than govern- Bhupal Baral said the depart- according to the charge sheet. respondence. “We’ll initiate ment employees, the prosecu- ment would take up the mat- CIAA Spokesperson Dirgha probe after receiving the let- tor has decided to write to the ter in due process. NO RUNNING Transport operators freed AWAY FROM on compliance promise ENDING CARTEL: CHANDAN KUMAR MANDAL KATHMANDU, MAY 6 HOME MINISTER TRANSPORT KATHMANDU: Home Minister Top office bearers of bus SYNDICATE Ram Bahadur Thapa has said operators’ committees, that the government will not detained as part of the back down from its move to government’s crackdown on end syndicates in the public public transport syndicates, NRB freezes bank accounts transport sector. were released on Sunday KATHMANDU: The Nepal cates. In the wake of pro- Talking to representatives after they committed in writ- Rastra Bank on Sunday tests launched by support- from the Consumers’ Rights ing to complying with the directed banks and finan- ers of transport cartels, the Investigation Forum on laws and the government’s cial institutions to freeze Home and the Transport Sunday, Minister Thapa policies. the bank accounts of vari- ministries on Friday decid- said the incumbent adminis- The representatives from ous transport entrepre- ed to freeze bank accounts tration would not experience the Federation of Nepalese neurs who protested in of the committees running the failures of earlier govern- National Transport favour of transport syndi- syndicates. (PR) ments to break the ill practice Entrepreneurs (FNNTE), plaguing the sector. which has been on the fore- “We have no luxury to front of protests against the Detained committee members agreed that ‘we fully backtrack on our decision,” government’s move to dis- said Thapa, adding that an mantle syndicates in the support and have faith in the government’s initiative environment for the govern- transport sector, had agreed of dismantling syndicate in the transport sector’ ment to move ahead boldly not to disrupt their services. had been created as it tries to A group of top FNNTE “fulfil people’s aspirations office bearers, who were Vijay Swar, Deputy General Saroj Sitaula was nabbed with sincerity”.