“We investigated the charges of irregularities in the procurement of logistics for the peacekeeping mission, Joint secretary Som Bahadur Thapa, who is also the secretary of the Public Accounts Committee said adding, “I cannot comment on the facts found by our study as we are planning to submit the report to the Ministry of Home Affairs shortly.”
Thapa declined to comment further on the issue citing terms of reference. He, however, argued that the report will be based on what they saw and found during their study. He also ruled out the possibility of bias while preparing the report.
A parliamentary probe committee and some administrative experts had expressed their concern after the Ministry of Home Affairs and Nepal Police Headquarters sent the team to Sudan under the pretext of an investigation bypassing the parliamentary probe committee.
Officials at the Office of Prime Minister and former secretaries raised serious questions over the visit as the team´s entire expenses was sponsored by the ministry and the Nepal Police headquarters, which are under investigation on suspicion of irregularities in the purchase of logistics for Nepal Police personnel deployed in UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan.
The officials said the move may influence the ongoing investigation by a parliamentary probe panel. The State Affairs Committee of the parliament had formed a probe committee led by UML lawmaker Pradip Gyawali to investigate the scam.
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