Nepal’s central bank governor suspended
NEPAL: Nepal’s central bank governor and another top official
have been suspended after being charged with corruption involving the
embezzlement of public funds, an official said on Saturday.
The charges against Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Bijaya Nath Bhattarai
and Executive Director Surendra Man Pradhan were laid by an anti-graft
body tasked by Nepal’s new government, which contains former Maoist
rebels, to clean up public institutions.
The two men “were automatically suspended from their respective posts
after the charges,” Lalit Bahadur Limbu, the acting head of the
Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority, told AFP.
Kathmandu, Sunday, AFP |
