Sobhraj will Move SC after Dashain
Kathmandu, Oct 5-Suspected international serial killer Charles Gurumukh Sobhraj is all set to move the Supreme Court challenging the verdicts of Nepal’s lower courts that convicted him in a murder case."We have almost completed preparations to file an appeal before the apex court," Sobhraj's lawyer Rajaram Dhakal told reports himalaya times. According to him, Sobhraj will file the appeal at SC when it resumes regular business after Dashain festival.
Sobhraj's lawyers have been questioning the verdicts issued by the Patan Appellate Court and Kathmandu District Court, both of which convicted him for murdering American national Connie Jo Bronzich in 1975 and slapped 20-year jail term.
“We will challenge the Patan Appellate Court’s verdict that upheld the Kathmandu District Court verdict while convicting Sobhraj without any solid evidence," Dhakal added. According to him, they will raise questions regarding the validity of the Sobhraj's conviction based on circumstantial evidence most of which were provided by the International Police Organisation and some embassies.
Another case, which accuses him of murdering Canadian national Laurent Armond Carriere at Sanga of Bhaktapur in 1975, is still pending at the Bhaktapur District Court. The government authorities are confused whether or not to prosecute him on the case because Sobhraj was not made the defendant while filing the case 30 years ago.
Kathmandu, Oct 5-Suspected international serial killer Charles Gurumukh Sobhraj is all set to move the Supreme Court challenging the verdicts of Nepal’s lower courts that convicted him in a murder case."We have almost completed preparations to file an appeal before the apex court," Sobhraj's lawyer Rajaram Dhakal told reports himalaya times. According to him, Sobhraj will file the appeal at SC when it resumes regular business after Dashain festival.
Sobhraj's lawyers have been questioning the verdicts issued by the Patan Appellate Court and Kathmandu District Court, both of which convicted him for murdering American national Connie Jo Bronzich in 1975 and slapped 20-year jail term.
“We will challenge the Patan Appellate Court’s verdict that upheld the Kathmandu District Court verdict while convicting Sobhraj without any solid evidence," Dhakal added. According to him, they will raise questions regarding the validity of the Sobhraj's conviction based on circumstantial evidence most of which were provided by the International Police Organisation and some embassies.
Another case, which accuses him of murdering Canadian national Laurent Armond Carriere at Sanga of Bhaktapur in 1975, is still pending at the Bhaktapur District Court. The government authorities are confused whether or not to prosecute him on the case because Sobhraj was not made the defendant while filing the case 30 years ago.
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