Nepal Establishes High-Level Commission to Investigate Assets of Public Officials

Kathmandu. The government has formed a high-level commission to investigate the assets of public officials and high-ranking employees who have held public office from the year 2062/63 to the present. The Council of Ministers, in a meeting held on Wednesday, established the Asset Investigation Commission under the coordination of former Supreme Court Justice Rajendra Kumar Bhandari to collect and scrutinize the asset details of political office-bearers and high-ranking officials. 

The members of the commission include former justices Chandiraj Dhakal and Purushottam Parajuli, former Deputy Inspector General of Police Ganesh KC, and Chartered Accountant Prakash Lamsal. With the formation of this commission, the assets of political figures and high-level officials who have served in the government since the 2062/63 People's Movement will be investigated. 

Since the fall of the monarchy, Girija Prasad Koirala, Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal, Baburam Bhattarai, Khilraj Regmi, Sushil Koirala, KP Oli, Sher Bahadur Deuba, Sushila Karki, and Balen Shah have served as Prime Ministers. Eighteen governments have been formed in the last 20 years. 

During this period, 11 Prime Ministers, 42 Deputy Prime Ministers, 155 Ministers, 65 State Ministers, and two Assistant Ministers have served in office.