Supreme Court Issues Interim Order Preventing Arrest of Former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba and Arzu Rana Deuba

Kathmandu. The Supreme Court has issued an interim order not to arrest former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba.

The bench of Justices Mahesh Sharma Paudel and Nityananda Pandey issued an interim order on Monday not to arrest them.

Earlier, the bench of Justice Meghraj Pokharel had ordered to summon for discussion on whether to issue an interim order in the writ filed by Deuba.

The Department of Money Laundering Investigation has obtained an arrest warrant from the Kathmandu District Court against Deuba. He has mentioned in the Supreme Court that the special court has jurisdiction over the case. 

He has also mentioned in the writ that the summons was issued even though the Kathmandu District Court does not have jurisdiction. Deuba has argued that he is willing to cooperate with the investigation, ready to show the source of his property, and that there is no need for arrest.

The Deuba couple had recently gone to Hong Kong. He has not returned to Kathmandu from there. The department had started the process to issue a Red Corner Notice against him. However, Interpol has not issued a Red Corner Notice.