Deubas seek safe passage home amid money laundering probe
Summary
Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife have written to Nepal's Money Laundering Investigation department seeking safe passage home amid a money laundering probe, asserting their innocence and readiness to cooperate.
Key Points
- Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba wrote to Nepal's Department of Money Laundering Investigation expressing their intention to return within two months.
- They deny fleeing the country and request no arrest warrants be issued against them on false grounds.
- Interpol declined Nepal Police's requests to issue Red Notices against the couple due to unclear legal grounds.
- The Supreme Court ruled that previous arrest warrants had become inactive, allowing the couple to return without legal impediments.
