Nepal SC bars arrest of ex-PM Deuba, wife in money laundering case
Nepal's Supreme Court has temporarily barred the arrest of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife in a money laundering case. The court found that due process was not followed in issuing the arrest warrants against the couple. This decision comes after the couple had been abroad for medical treatment since February.
- ▪The Supreme Court issued an interim order preventing the arrest of Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife.
- ▪The Kathmandu District Court had previously issued arrest warrants against them on April 6.
- ▪Interpol rejected a request from Nepal Police to issue a red corner notice against the couple.
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Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday (May 25, 2026) issued an interim order barring the arrest of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his spouse Arzu Rana Deuba in a money laundering case.The Bench, comprising Justice Mahesh Sharma Paudel and Nityananda Pandey, while hearing the plea filed by the couple, questioned the issuing of an arrest warrant by the Kathmandu District Court. Sher Bahadur Deuba | The consensus Prime Minister The Kathmandu District Court had issued arrest warrants against Mr. Deuba and his wife on April 6, who had been abroad since February 26 seeking medical treatment.Last year, thousands of youths under the banner of the Gen Z group staged anti-government protests in Kathmandu on September 8 and 9, in which 76 people were killed.
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