Government Witness Charged with Corruption for False Testimony

Kathmandu. The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against a government witness who gave adverse testimony in court in a case of revenue leakage by excavating riverine materials from the land of Sagarmatha Forest Development Project without collecting royalties. Spokesperson of the CIAA, Suresh Neupane, informed that a charge sheet was filed against Rajendra Raj Acharya, operator of Rasuwa Construction, at the Special Court, Kathmandu on Thursday, after he changed his statement during the investigation. Earlier, Acharya was granted full exemption from punishment under Section 55 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2059, based...