KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has initiated investigation into controversial deal of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) with Airbus, in which the national flag carrier flouted prevailing procurement law while deciding to buy two aircraft from the European aircraft manufacturer.
“We took control of crucial documents from NAC on Monday and investigations have begun on the controversial deal that drew flak from the Parliament´s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as well as Ministry of Finance (MoF),” said CIAA spokesperson Ishwari Prasad Paudel.
He told Republica that the commission will mainly look into legal compliance and possible anomaly in the deal.
The step by the constitutional anti-graft body has brought the year-long initiatives of NAC to move ahead with the deal to a grinding halt. The corporation, meanwhile, has criticized the move saying it will affect the plan to bring in new aircraft, something which is crucial to make Nepal Tourism Year 2011 successful.
On Oct 2, 2009, NAC had decided to buy a wide-body Airbus A330-200 and a narrow-body......
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