Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority

The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) (देवनागरी: अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग) is an apex constitutional body for corruption control for the Government of Nepal. The Constitution of Nepal has empowered CIAA to investigate and probe cases against the persons holding any public office and their associates who are indulged in the abuse of authority by way of corruption.[1] As a constitutional body, the authority vested on CIAA are as per the Article 238 and 239 of the Constitution of Nepal.[2]

Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority of Nepal
Websitehttp://ciaa.gov.np

Hon. Navin Kumar Ghimire is the Chief Commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority. Commissioners are Hon'bl Dr. Ganesh Raj Joshi and Honb'l Dr. Savitree Thapa Gurung.

Corruption within the oversight agency

Commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak resigned on February 15, 2019 after news reports of corruption surfaced about a Medical College License. The commission has sue a case against Pathak for the case. He is said to have taken 8.7 million rupees as bribe to settle corruption claim in Nepal Engineering College.[3]

References
  1. "CIAA Official Website".
  2. "Constitution of Nepal" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. "Raj Narayan Pathak resigns after news reports of corruption surfaces. He is said to have 8.7 million rupees as bribe to settle corruption claim in Nepal Engineering College". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 15 February 2019.


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