The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority alleges Binesh Munakarmi illegally amassed $172,000 over 25 years, while officials and a Chinese contractor are accused of misusing $74 million in airport construction funds.
The Nepalis were lured to Myanmar by promises of legitimate jobs, but said they were tortured and forced to work in scam compounds before being rescued.
Charges against a prominent Nepalese politician came about a month after an interim government took power, following mass protests against corruption that toppled the previous administration.
New ministers took oaths of office outside the wreckage of the presidential building, torched during last week’s protests.
Originally Published on the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). As Nepal’s military negotiates with protesters, journalist Rajneesh Bhandari tells OCCRP […]