Transparency International said - 'It is unfair to abuse state power with a sense of revenge'

Regarding the cooperative fraud case and the arrest of Kailash Sirohia, president of Kantipur Publication, the president of Transparency International, Padmini Pradhanang, has said in a statement - 'It is as unfair to make excuses to absolve someone from crime based on access to power and power, as it is to abuse state power against any citizen due to a conflict of interest, revenge or revenge. is equally unfair.'

Suppressing serious criminal matters including corruption, fraud, misappropriation of public property and funds on the basis of political interests and transactions, not initiating proceedings, not allowing an investigation, not conducting a case, keeping the responsible persons in the center of power out of the circle of investigation, ongoing investigation Transparency International Nepal has expressed concern that incidents and trends such as preventing, as well as granting immunity from punishment to those convicted by the court are continuously increasing.

'Nobody in the country should be exempted from the legal process under any pretext and all citizens should also get the protection guaranteed by the constitution and laws. Otherwise, Transparency International Nepal wants to draw the attention of the responsible party to the bitter truth that the rule of law will be ridiculed and the country will be heading towards serious discomfort due to the weakening of good governance, Transparency International Nepal said.