Dec 17, Kathmandu- A draft of the new police bill has been prepared so that the pensions of retired police personnel can be stopped.

The existing Police Act 2012 and Police Regulations 2071 did not mention the suspension of pension. That is why the retired employees have been getting pension even if they have been found guilty by the court for any crime.

Earlier, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority had written to the Pension Management Office asking not to provide pension to those convicted of corruption. Then the pension of former IG Om Vikram Rana, who was convicted in the Sudan scam case, was stopped.

He had approached the Supreme Court against this. A bench of Supreme Court Justices Kumar Chudal and Abdu Aziz Muslim had also issued an interim order not to stop the pension. However, the draft Police Bill, which is being prepared to replace the existing Act and Regulations, mentions that even pension can be stopped.

The draft bill, which is being prepared to be presented to parliament, states that pensions will be stopped if a former police officer is found guilty of five offences. These include engaging in terrorist activities, engaging in armed rebellion or struggle, violating the confidentiality of the organization, and engaging in activities against the interests of the police organization.

The bill states, "If a former police employee who has received any type of pension for serving in the Nepal Police Service is proven by a court to have published any matter that violates the confidentiality of the organization, or is involved in activities against the Nepal Police Organization, the Government of Nepal may withhold the pension received by such former police employee".