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CC recommends Basnyat as CIAA chief
The Constitutional Council (CC) on Tuesday recommended Deep Basnyat for the post of the chief commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).The Constitutional Council (CC) on Tuesday recommended Deep Basnyat for the post of the chief commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
Basnyat has been serving as the acting chief commissioner of the anti-graft body since Lok Man Singh Karki’s suspension following an impeachment motion against him.
A CC meeting chaired by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday recommended Basnyat for the post of CIAA chief commissioner. Basnyat’s name will be sent for parliamentary hearing, said Chief Secretary Som Lal Subedi, confirming that he has been recommended for the post of CIAA chief commissioner.
Karki was removed in January after the Supreme Court declared him unfit to head the anti-graft agency.
Before that, lawmakers from the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN-UML on October 19 last year had filed an impeachment motion against Karki, which resulted in his automatic suspension.
Other CIAA commissioners are Nabin Kumar Ghimire, Ganesh Raj Joshi, Raj Narayan Pathak and Sabitri Thapa Gurung.