Nepal's former minister Chiranjivi Wagle, center, speaks to reporters at the District Court in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 17, 2011. Nepal's supreme court has upheld the former minister's conviction on corruption charges and sentenced him to 1 1/2 years in prison, an official said Thursday. Chiranjivi Wagle held several important portfolios including home affairs, information, communication and land reforms between 1991 and 2002. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)