Kathmandu, 1 September: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)’s mala fide action has been exposed as it is mulling to dismiss the case of former minister Gokul Banskota citing unsubstantiated complaint against him.
The public notice issued in the name of Bijay Prakash Mishra on Wednesday in Gorkhapatra daily to personally make a presentment before the investigating police officer within 7 days, is against CIAA Act. Such public notice can only be issued in the event the person sought for has fled or his/her address of residence is unknown and such notice is not possible to hand over to the concerned person. The CIAA Act has provisioned 30 days deadline to make a presentment to persons who are out of communication, this provision cannot be ignored and 30 days cannot be shortened to 7 days.
Mishra had recorded an audio tape in which Baskota is heard bargaining Rs 700 million commission with a manufacturing agent for procuring Security Printing Press. The CIAA had submitted the notice to Mishra’s mother and she had submitted Mishra’s reply to the constitutional body on his behalf, according to Kantipur daily.
Mishra is in constant touch with the CIAA and he is currently in Japan to collect the recorded device that he wants to present to the anti-graft institution. CIAA, in quest of awarding a clean chit to Baskota, has issued the public notice allowing only a week’s time to Mishra. CIAA wants to dismiss the case citing the case filed against Baskota lacks proof for further action. The unnatural hasty steps taken by CIAA with regard to Banskota’s case is indicative of dismissing it, reports the paper.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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