Nepal charges 55 people and a Chinese company with alleged inflation of airport costs by $74m

Katmandu: Former Nepali ministers, officials and a Chinese company were charged with corruption over financial irregularities during the construction of an international airport outside of Katmandu. The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority filed on Sunday cases against 55 people and the China CAMC Engineering Company Limited, one of the biggest such cases in the Himalayan nation, accusing them of inflating construction expenses by more than $74 million. It remains unclear when the hearing will begin.

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