Kathmandu: The Attorney General's Office has initiated the process of withdrawing the charges related to organized crime and money laundering registered in various district courts against Rastriya Swatantra Party President and former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.
Attorney General Sabita Bhandari Baral on Wednesday decided to grant approval to the relevant government prosecutors' offices to amend the indictments in those cases.
The order of the office states, "The petitioner Rabi Lamichhane has filed a petition to have the charges against him disposed of in accordance with the law and get justice, citing the grounds that he was prosecuted with the intention of seeking political revenge. This should also be considered in view of the situation as per Section 36 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 2074 BS. In his case as well, as mentioned above, the rights and interests of the victim savers have been prioritized. In the cases where Rabi Lamichhane is a defendant, the charges related to organized crime and money laundering have been upheld in the Honorable Kaski District Court, Honorable Kathmandu District Court, Honorable Rupandehi District Court and Honorable Parsa District Court, and the charges related to fraud and cooperative fraud have been upheld in the Honorable Chitwan District Court, and the charges related to organized crime and money laundering have not been upheld in his case, and the charges related to organized crime and money laundering have not been upheld in his case." Accordingly, since an application has to be filed with the relevant district courts, a copy of the decision will be sent to the District Government Attorney's Office, Kaski, District Government Attorney's Office, Rupandehi, District Government Attorney's Office, Kathmandu and District Government Attorney's Office, Parsa, to take necessary action in accordance with the present decision.
