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Government Bodies Ready to Implement SC's Order

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Government Bodies Ready to Implement SC's Order
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August 9: With the Supreme Court’s latest decision of dismissing the writ petition on the polymer note scandal, various government bodies are preparing to forward the suspended process related with the scandal. Earlier, the Australian government had requested the Government of Nepal to provide bank details and other related information of those involved through diplomatic channels citing a large scale corruption on the printing of polymer notes.

Pandey and Poudel jointly filed a writ on Mangsir 2071 asking for the court’s order to stop the handover of bank details claiming that handover of such details to another country would violate their fundamental rights. However, the joint bench of Chief Justice Sushila Karki and Justice Ishwor Khatiwada on Sunday stated that handover of such details do not violate the writ petitioner’s right to privacy and other rights guaranteed by the constitution.

“As per the Supreme Court order, the bank account details of all the related individuals will be send to the Australian Government,” said Trilochan Pangeni, Spokesperson of NRB. “After the court order, such details should be handed over also for the diplomatic relation between the two countries. The matter will be coordinated by the Foreign Ministry,” he added. He further added that NRB has not received any order regarding the handover of bank account details on Monday.

“Following the court order, investigation should be started from the same stage  and from the same department where it was suspended earlier,” said Gyanendra Poudel, Spokesperson and Deputy Director General of Money Laundering Investigation Department. According to Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), if Australian Government asked for the bank account details of any individual, it could be provided so as to keep it confidential as per the international law. “Presently, nothing can be commented given that the matter is still under investigation and Nepal government has not given any order as well,” said a high level official of CIAA.

As per the investigation of the AFP, Note Printing Australia (NPA) through its agents Prithivi Bahadur Pandey and his brother Himalaya Pandey bribed high officials of NRB in order to get the contract of printing of Rs 10 polymer notes. It is not the issue related with Australia only. It is the issue where the higher government officials of Nepal have taken the bribe given by Nepali citizens

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