Poudel sentenced to nine years in prison, fined Rs 232.7 million

KATHMANDU: The Special Court has sentenced the suspended managing director of Nepal Telecom, Sunil Poudel, to nine years in prison and a fine of Rs 232.7 million.

A division bench of Special Court Chairperson Tek Narayan Kunwar and Member Murari Babu Shrestha announced the sentence on  Tuesday.

The Special Court had convicted Poudel of corruption in the procurement of the National Payment Gateway system on April 19.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had arrested Poudel on January 24. The constitutional anti-graft body filed a corruption case against Poudel at the Special Court on October 23, 2022.

Poudel convicted, Secretary Maraisini, seven others acquitted