KDC drops charges of organised crime, money laundering against defendants
Summary
Kaski District Court has dropped organised crime and money laundering charges against Rabi Lamichhane and others in the Suryadarshan Cooperative case, leaving only cooperative fraud charges active to facilitate victim settlements.
Key Points
- Kaski District Court dropped organised crime and money laundering charges against all defendants in the Suryadarshan Cooperative case.
- Only the charge of cooperative fraud remains active against Rabi Lamichhane and others.
- The court ruled that dropping some charges would simplify settlement with victims and recovery of embezzled funds.
- Lamichhane had petitioned for this amendment during the previous government tenure, and the court accepted it as non-malicious and fair.
