Nepal, Feb. 12 -- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday vowed that the government would not meddle in the efforts of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority to control corruption.

The government and top political leadership are usually accused of influencing the anti-graft body to prosecute selectively, leaving the political figures untouched.

"The government is committed to probing and prosecuting government officials and office bearers from lower to higher ranks who are indulged in corruption," he said, speaking at the 33th anniversary of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA). "I also commit not to interfere in such matters."

In February 2020, the anti-graft body had filed corruption cases...