Posted by: ssNY November 2, 2011
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KATHMANDU, Nov 2: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Wednesday instructed Home Secretary Sushil Jung Bahadur Rana to immediately suspend three immigration officials for their alleged involvement in forcing Dichen Dolma Sherpa to pay bribe three weeks ago.
The main offender, office assistant Purna Bahadur Basnet, who forced Sherpa to pay Rs 1, 00,000 in bribe at Tribhuvan International Airport while she was headed for US, is at large since the incident took place.
"We have instructed Home Secretary Rana to suspend immigration officer Hari Prasad Neupane, senior immigration assistant Naina Bahadur Karki and computer officer Bishowantar Shukubhatu for abetting the bribe taking incident," said CIAA Spokesperson Ishowrari Paudel.
CIAA has also asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) to produce Neupane, Karki and Shukubhatu before the commission for further investigation. The MoHA will book them and produce them before the CIAA. Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai had instructed Home Secretary Rana and CIAA Secretary Kafle to immediately initiate the process to punish those involved in bribe taking incident after Sherpa lodged a complaint at Prime Minister´s Office through Nepali Mission in New York.
"We asked the MoHA to suspend them immediately as they can damage the evidences of their involvement in the bribe taking incident," Paudel added.
Basnet and other immigration officials had blocked Sherpa from flying to the US on regular flight and she had to postpone her flight one week later.
Immigration officials had demanded the bribe by telling her that the documents she was carrying were forged. Sherpa had recorded the scenes of her coercion and tortures in audio-video format. She reported the incident along with all the evidences at New York based Nepali Mission. Main offender Basnet was suspended two weeks ago.
Published on 2011-11-02 21:17:14
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=37843
The main offender, office assistant Purna Bahadur Basnet, who forced Sherpa to pay Rs 1, 00,000 in bribe at Tribhuvan International Airport while she was headed for US, is at large since the incident took place.
"We have instructed Home Secretary Rana to suspend immigration officer Hari Prasad Neupane, senior immigration assistant Naina Bahadur Karki and computer officer Bishowantar Shukubhatu for abetting the bribe taking incident," said CIAA Spokesperson Ishowrari Paudel.
CIAA has also asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) to produce Neupane, Karki and Shukubhatu before the commission for further investigation. The MoHA will book them and produce them before the CIAA. Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai had instructed Home Secretary Rana and CIAA Secretary Kafle to immediately initiate the process to punish those involved in bribe taking incident after Sherpa lodged a complaint at Prime Minister´s Office through Nepali Mission in New York.
"We asked the MoHA to suspend them immediately as they can damage the evidences of their involvement in the bribe taking incident," Paudel added.
Basnet and other immigration officials had blocked Sherpa from flying to the US on regular flight and she had to postpone her flight one week later.
Immigration officials had demanded the bribe by telling her that the documents she was carrying were forged. Sherpa had recorded the scenes of her coercion and tortures in audio-video format. She reported the incident along with all the evidences at New York based Nepali Mission. Main offender Basnet was suspended two weeks ago.
Published on 2011-11-02 21:17:14
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=37843