Nepal's anti-graft body, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), has filed a corruption case against 55 defendants, including the Chinese company, over the construction of Pokhara International Airport.
The Prime Minister further said, "RJD and Congress leaders, some are out on bail, some are running around courts in the 'Rail ke khel', and those roaming free on bail are today opposing this law..."
Ukrainian President Zelensky introduced a new bill to restore anti-corruption agency independence after backlash over a previous law. The move follows protests and Western criticism, with critics accusing him of authoritarianism and threatening Ukraine's EU bid, RT reported.
Nepal's anti-graft agency, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), filed a corruption case against 16 individuals, including the Member Secretary of Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), on Sunday.
Addressing Friday's session of the House of Representatives, Lekhak stated that the claims of his involvement in the case currently under investigation by the anti-graft agency "don't bear any truth."
Nepal's anti-corruption agency has charged former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal with corruption in an alleged land scandal. He is the first ex-PM of Nepal to face such charges. The case was registered at the Special Court on Thursday, officials confirmed.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has handed over its investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged attempt to impose martial law to the prosecution, urging that he be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has requested the police to handle the enforcement of a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempted martial law, both the sides confirmed on Monday, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency halted its attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday over his failed martial law bid, following a prolonged standoff with the Presidential Security Service (PSS), Yonhap News Agency reported.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA), China's party-controlled military, has been hit by yet another high-profile scandal. Chairman Xi Jinping has been charge of the PLA for twelve years, but the organization seems little cleaner than when he started his ferocious anti-graft campaign.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had sought a 14-day remand for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. However, the court rejected the request and asked the anti-graft body to present the suspects on July 29.
The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Nepal's anti-graft body on Sunday filed a case in the special court against the Chief Secretary and 10 others in alleged corruption during the printing of excise duty stickers.