Former PM Madhav Kumar Nepal Granted Permission to Appoint Lawyer in Corruption Case

Kathmandu. The Special Court has granted former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal permission to appoint a lawyer in the corruption case related to the embezzlement of land of Patanjali Yoga Peeth, in which he is involved.

The bench of Special Court Chairman Basudev Acharya and members Dilliratna Shrestha and Umesh Koirala granted permission on Friday for him to appoint a lawyer as per his request. According to Parvati Hitan, information officer of the Special Court, the bench issued the order as per Nepal's request.