Nepal, May 9 -- The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed an appeal against the Special Court's decision in the National Payment Gateway corruption case. The appeal, filed on Thursday, challenges the acquittal of former Secretary Madhukumar Marasini and others.

The CIAA initiated the case, accusing irregularities in the purchase of the gateway under the LMBIS budget entry. It alleged that the proper procedures were not followed, and approval was not sought from the National Information Technology Center (NITC). The CIAA also claimed that the necessary preparation documents were missing and 25 million was allocated beyond the budget ceiling.

The NITC purchased and operated the gateway, which involved both te...