NAN
Leaders of a large civil movement have submitted a memorandum to the Money Laundering Investigation Department -DMLI demanding an investigation into the assets of Chief Justice Cholendra Samsher Jabra.
Reaching the office of the department at Pulchowk in Lalitpur on Sunday, Director General Prem Prasad Bhattarai was received by A team including Prof. Dr. Govinda KC handed over a memorandum demanding investigation into the assets of Chief Justice Jabra.
They have also accused Chief Justice Jabra of corruption with the help of his brother, wife, other family members and relatives, his close judges, constitutional body officials, businessmen and professionals.
It has been alleged that Chief Justice Jabra illegally embezzled crores of rupees when he was a special court judge and bought the land in the name of his wife Reji Rana in 2065 BS. Handing over the memorandum, the leader of the civil movement, Dr. KC said that he had demanded an investigation as the assets of the Chief Justice, who had amassed an unnatural lifestyle by acquiring immense wealth through corrupt practices under the protection of responsible officials in the name of power, were seen as unscrupulous. He said that the civil society could not remain silent as the issue of corruption by Chief Justice Jabra was being reported in the mass media.
Dr. KC said, "We demand an investigation as the assets of the judges who have shown unnatural lifestyle by acquiring immense wealth through corrupt practices under the protection of responsible officials in the name of power are seen as criminal." Civil society cannot remain silent as the issue of corruption by the Chief Justice is being reported in the mass media. Chief Justice Jabra is said to have committed corruption with the help of his brother, wife, other family members and relatives, judges close to him, officials of constitutional bodies, businessmen and professionals.
It is seen that Jabra illegally embezzled crores of rupees when he was a judge of a special court and invested that amount in the name of his wife Reji Rana who bought the land at K. No. 109 and 110 in Thamel in 2065 BS (now Rs. 400 million).
After handing over the memorandum, advocate Omprakash Aryal said that the department should give the summary. He further added that the allegations against Chief Justice Jabra were based on factual evidence and there was no substitute for an investigation.
Advocate Aryal said, "The Department should come to a conclusion." Whether or not he has actually laundered the assets, so many allegations against him have come to light in a factual manner with such ample evidence, so the office should take action on its own. '
Leaders of legal practitioners and civil movement have handed over a memorandum to the department demanding laundering of assets of Chief Justice Jabra. Taking the memorandum, Director General of the Department Bhattarai said that the process of money laundering against the Chief Justice would be taken forward.
