AG approves withdrawal of organized crime, money laundering charges against Rabi Lamichhane

KATHMANDU: The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has granted permission to government prosecutors to withdraw the organized crime and money laundering cases pending against former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane in various district courts.

Following this decision, the government prosecutors’ offices in Kaski, Rupandehi, Kathmandu, and Parsa will withdraw the organized crime and money laundering charges filed against Lamichhane.

The cooperative fraud case remains unchanged. Approval has been given only to amend the charge sheets to withdraw the organized crime and money laundering charges, according to the Office.

Attorney General Sabita Bhandari Baral approved the amendment of the charge sheets on Wednesday in cases pending before four district courts. As a result, the money laundering and organized crime case pending at the Kaski District Court will be withdrawn.

Similarly, organized crime cases pending in Rupandehi, Kathmandu, and Parsa district courts will also be withdrawn. However, since no organized crime or money laundering cases are pending in the Chitwan District Court, no decision has been made to amend the indictment there.