Special Court Orders Consolidation of Corruption Case Against Suspended Nepal Telecom MD Sunil Poudel

The Special Court has ordered that the corruption case concerning illegal asset acquisition against the suspended Managing Director of Nepal Telecom, Sunil Poudel, be placed for hearing.A bench comprising Special Court judges Narayan Prasad Poudel and Hemanta Rawal on Tuesday ordered that Poudel's other cases related to corruption be clubbed together and scheduled for hearing.The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had filed a case against Poudel, claiming he acquired illegal assets while holding a public office, demanding a penalty of NPR 237.546 million.The CIAA has also ordered that other corruption-related cases filed against Sunil be heard...