Former Minister Govinda Raj Joshi was convicted of corruption charges by the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday.
SC Justices Binod Sharma and Bala Krishna Dhakal issued the verdict convicting Joshi of corruption charges, SC's Assistant Spokesperson Govinda Prasad Ghimire said.
According to Ghimire, the SC has sentenced Joshi to nine months in jail along with a fine of Rs 6.9 million.
Earlier, the Special Court had convicted Joshi of graft charges and fined him Rs 21.61 million stating that he amassed the property illegally.
Following the Special Court's verdict, Joshi had lodged a petition at the Supreme Court some 11 years ago.
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