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KATHMANDU, March 8 (AFP) - Nepal's King Gyanendra has set up a judicial commission to investigate whether politicians and senior officials have acquired property assets through corruption, the royal palace announced Friday.

The high-powered three-member commission, chaired by a supreme court judge, is aimed at checking if they have abused their positions to acquire land or property.

"The Judicial Commission, formed for the first time, will investigate properties registered in the names of the prime minister, ministers, ex-premiers, political leaders and civil service holders ranking from gazetted third class to top ranking officials," the announcement said.

All those who have held public posts since 1991, when multi-party democracy was introduced, will be subject to investigation, it said.

Earlier this week the cabinet gave the go-ahead for the commission and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said he was prepared to be investigated first.

Justice Bhairav Prasad Lamsal is heading the commission, which will report in six months.

Opposition parties have backed the commission. 

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