How officials’ misconduct is exposing faults in the system of political appointments in Nepal

On March 19, 2013, the Khil Raj Regmi-led government recommended Lokman Singh Karki’s name for the vacant position of the chief of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse Of Authority (CIAA), the anti-corruption constitutional body of Nepal.

When Karki, who had served as a chief secretary of the government, was recommended, he did not have a good public image. Writ petitions were filed against Karki , but the Supreme Court, on May 7, 2013, acquitted Karki, who then became the chief of the CIAA.