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Nepal Parliament suspends lawmaker Lharkyal Lama
The Parliament in Nepal suspended controversial lawmaker Lharkyal Lama on Friday after the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority filed a corruption case against him.
Kathmandu : The Parliament in Nepal suspended controversial lawmaker Lharkyal Lama on Friday after the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority filed a corruption case against him.
The anti-corruption constitutional body had filed the corruption case against the UCPN-Maoist lawmaker on Thursday.
Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar read out a notice about his suspension at the end of the House meeting today, reports The Himalayan Times.
Gharti informed that the suspension would be effective according to provisions of the CIAA Act, 1991 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2002 till the Court would make a final verdict on the case.
The Commission had accused Lama of embezzling the state property worth Rs 94.47 million while assuming various positions including chairman of the Monastery Development Committee, lawmaker and state minister.
The Commission had investigated into property details of Lama, a permanent resident of Helambu-6 in Sindhupalchok district, from fiscal year 2001-2 to 2015-16.
The anti-corruption constitutional body said it found that his expenditure in last 15 years did not match with his earning, with a difference of the mentioned amount.
