Former Speaker Mahara Remanded to Custody

Former Speaker Mahara remanded to custody

District Court, Kathmandu has issued an order to remand to custody the former Speaker and Maoist Centre leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara on a gold smuggling case.

Nepal’s former speaker charged with gold smuggling as interim government targets corruption

Nepal’s political landscape has been jolted by the dramatic arrest and formal charges against former Speaker of Parliament Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who now stands accused of gold smuggling and organized crime. The case marks the first major corruption prosecution under Nepal’s newly-installed interim government, which took office amid nationwide upheaval and promises of reform. The 66-year-old veteran politician, once a prominent figure in the ru…