CIAA's works need to be made transparent and effective: President Paudel

Kathmandu, September 15 — The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) submitted its Report for Fiscal Year 2080/81 (2023/24) to President Ramchandra Paudel on Sunday.     

CIAA Chief Commissioner Prem Kumar Rai handed the Report to the Head of State at a ceremony held at the Office of the President, Rashtrapati Bhawan in Shital Niwas.     

Receiving the Report, President Paudel said making works like the identification of corruption-related offences, investigating them and prosecution scientific, fact-based and result-oriented was more important in the context of maintaining good governance.     

It is inevitable to make the Commission's works transparent and effective, enhancing the professional capacity of its staff as well as the institutional development for this, the Head of State suggested on the occasion.

The President expressed his happiness, stating that the Commission has been adopting various strategies of corruption control while fulfilling its role as envisaged in the Constitution, internalizing the motto of integrity, impartiality and courage, taking the national and the general people's interest into consideration in course of carrying out its functions.     

He also expressed the conviction that the Government of Nepal will address in an effective manner the key topics pointed out in this Report including the works and activities carried out by CIAA in the course of fulfilling its constitutional and legal responsibilities.