BBC News, Kathmandu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThirty-four former and current high-ranking Nepali police officers have been ordered to appear in front of a court to face embezzlement charges.<\/p>\n
They are accused of stealing more than $4m (\u00a32.4m) during the procurement of obsolete and sub-standard armoured vehicles for Nepali UN peacekeepers.<\/p>\n
It is one of the largest corruption cases to be brought in Nepal.<\/p>\n
Nepal has a history of failing to prosecute high-ranking officials suspected of corruption.<\/p>\n
Among those accused of fraud – which allegedly happened in the Darfur region of Sudan – are three former police chiefs and 24 serving officers. The serving officers were suspended from their posts when the case was filed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
They were told on Wednesday to appear before a special court within the next 15 days.<\/p>\n
“We can’t comment on the investigation, but we are trying to manage the vacant posts as best as we can,” said Nepal police spokesman Navaraj Dhakal.<\/p>\n
The corruption case took 19 months to prepare by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.<\/p>\n
However, Nepalis have criticised it for failing to charge the politicians who oversaw the procurement process, including three former home ministers.<\/p>\n
“The political leaders who have abused their authority almost always escape the net of the anti-graft body,” wrote one editorial in a national newspaper.<\/p>\n
The commission has also charged two contractors responsible for supplying the armoured personnel carriers (APCs).<\/p>\n
One of them, Briton Michael Rider from the company Assured Risks, said that his company was not responsible for supplying faulty equipment. He said that it had been badly maintained.<\/p>\n
“The problem in Sudan occurred because the vehicles were left unattended near the salty waters of Port Sudan and in extreme temperatures for a long time, without any daily, weekly and monthly service which is required on any APC,” he said.<\/p>\n
The 34 officers charged are expected to appear in court within the next two weeks. The commission has asked for sentences of up to 13 years for those found guilty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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