Nepal Bar Association demands probe into Chief Justice, judges linked to Inam Sapkota

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the umbrella organization of legal professionals in Nepal, has called for an investigation into allegations linking the Chief Justice and other judges to Inam Sapkota, who is reportedly under investigation for his alleged role as a middleman.

Messages reportedly linking Supreme Court Judge Hari Phuyal and Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma to Sapkota, who is currently in custody, have recently been made public.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the NBA said media outlets had recently published details of alleged conversations and meetings between Supreme Court judges and individuals connected to a controversial case. Reports linking the Chief Justice to the matter had also surfaced, raising serious public concerns.