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Former PM Madhav Kumar Nepal denies corruption charges, calls them retaliatory

Former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal, has denied the corruption allegations filed against him and called the move retaliatory.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, June 5: Former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal, has denied the corruption allegations filed against him and called the move retaliatory.



After the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed the case in the Special Court, he publicly responded for the first time, stating that he has not engaged in any wrongdoing and is prepared to face the legal process.


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Speaking to journalists on Thursday in his home district in Constituency-1 of Rautahat, Chairperson Nepal alleged that there has been a conspiracy against him from the beginning and that the case was filed with the intent to end his political career.


He said he has embraced the principle of ‘neither bowing nor fearing’ and asserted that he has neither committed nor encouraged any improper acts.


“I have not done anything wrong, nor do I wish to encourage any wrongdoing,” he said, “There is nothing greater than justice and nothing greater than the truth.”


 

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