Supreme Court decides to sentence former Joshi to nine months with Rs 6.9 million fines

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Kathmandu July 28 2024

Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2024: The Supreme Court has sentenced former minister Govinda Raj Joshi to nine months in prison and a fine of Rs 6.9 million for corruption.

The division bench of Supreme Court Justices Binod Sharma and Bal Krishna Dhakal issued the verdict on Sunday overturning a previous verdict of the Supreme Court to sentence of one and a half years.

Joshi had moved to the Supreme Court after the Special Court convicted him in the corruption charge.

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