Kathmandu, Oct 2: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has submitted its 33rd annual report to President Ram Chandra Paudel. CIAA Chief Commissioner Prem Rai submitted the annual report to the President during a ceremony held today at the President’s office.
According to the commission, in the last financial year 2079/80, 766 people have been filed as defendants in 162 cases. Among the defendants, there are 622 men and 138 women.
Last year, a total of 20,905 complaints were received in the Commission through various means. In addition, there were 28,067 complaints that needed to be dealt with, including 7,162 complaints that had been transferred from the previous financial year.
Most of the complaints received are related to federal matters (including local level) with 35.95 percent. In addition, there are 14.55 percent of complaints related to education (including local level), 6.09 percent related to land administration, 4.14 percent related to forest and environment and 3.12 percent related to health and population. According to the commission, 4.10 percent of complaints related to physical infrastructure and transportation, 3.58 percent related to home administration and 2.71 percent related to tourism, industry and commerce.
According to the Commission, 2.58 percent were related to energy, water resources and irrigation, 2.51 percent related to drinking water and urban development, 1.89 percent related to the Ministry of Finance, 1.52 percent related to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and 1.03 percent related to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
Similarly, 6.02 percent were related to fake educational certificate, 7.12 percent of illegal wealth acquisition and 3.09 percent of complaints related to other agencies/sectors.
Out of the total complaints filed last year, 18,799 ie 66.98 percent were rejected from screening and preliminary investigation. Out of which, 1,133 complaints have been investigated in detail, according to the commission. A total of 7,869 complaints have been resolved and 152 complaints have been resolved with suggestions. According to the commission, 9,645 complaints have been sent in writing to different agencies for necessary action.
Nine thousand two hundred and sixty-eight complaints that are under preliminary investigation have been transferred in the current fiscal year 2080-81 BS. A total of 878 complaints submitted to the commission for decision after detailed investigation last year, 937 decisions have been made by the commission and 162 charge sheets have been filed. In addition, six hundred and fifty-six complaints have been kept under investigation, 63 have been suggested to related agencies, 27 have been postponed and 29 other decisions have been made, it is mentioned in the report of the commission.
Out of the 162 charge sheets registered in the special court, 64 are related to loss of illegal profits, 32 are related to bribery/extortion, 27 are related to loss of public property, 13 are related to illegal acquisition of wealth, eight are related to fake certificates of educational qualification, seven are related to revenue leakage and 11 are related to miscellaneous matters.
A total of 766 people have been made defendants for various cases.
Similarly, out of the charge sheets filed by the commission in the previous year in the special court, 341 cases were decided in the year 2079/80. Out of which 114 i.e. 33.43 percent of the judgments have been found guilty of corruption.
According to the judgment of the Supreme Court, it has been seen that the offense has been committed because the commission dismissed the cases through the money provided for evidence. 237 out of the judgments passed by the special court in the year 2079/80 have been appealed to the Supreme Court.
From the complaints submitted to the commission and the charge sheet filed by the commission after the investigation, there have been acts of corruption such as giving bribes/extortion, misappropriation, loss or misuse of public property, illegal registration of government/public land in the name of a particular person.
According to the commission, it has been found that there have been corruption activities such as obtaining personal benefits and harming the government of Nepal, illegally issuing driver’s licenses, making false documents or reports, altering examination results, illegally acquiring property, and revenue leakage/embezzlement. .
