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Rabi Lamichhane Parliament
KATHMANDU: The Kaski District Court has approved the withdrawal of charges related to money laundering and organized crime filed against Rabi Lamichhane, while allowing the cooperative fraud case against him to proceed.
The decision came following a petition submitted by the District Government Attorney Office in Kaski, which sought to remove the charges of money laundering and organized crime while retaining the cooperative fraud allegations.
On Friday, a bench led by Judge Himal Lal Belbase endorsed the request, formally approving the withdrawal of the two charges against the chairperson of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
Earlier, former Attorney General Sabita Gautam Bhandari had granted approval to withdraw the money laundering and organized crime charges against Lamichhane. Acting on that directive, the District Government Attorney Office in Kaski filed a formal application before the court requesting the dismissal of the two counts while maintaining the cooperative fraud case.
With the latest ruling, the court has upheld the prosecution’s decision to drop the charges linked to alleged organized crime and asset laundering, narrowing the legal proceedings to the cooperative fraud case.
The case involving Lamichhane has remained politically sensitive, drawing national attention due to his position as one of Nepal’s prominent opposition leaders and the rapid rise of the RSP in national politics.
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