KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed Ichchha Raj Tamang, a former member of the Constituent Assembly and the founder of Civil Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited, to request a report regarding the possibility of contesting his case without being detained.
A single bench, presided over by Justice Binod Sharma, ordered the submission of a report on the Special Court's order in Tamang's case.
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Tamang, currently in custody at Dillibazar Jail pending trial for money laundering, filed a petition in the SC challenging the Special Court's decision to detain him. The petition, filed on January 2, contends that he should be allowed to contest the case while remaining out of detention.
His money laundering case is currently under consideration at the Special Court, with a witness hearing scheduled for December 17.
The Department of Money Laundering Investigation had filed a charge-sheet against Tamang on September 1, 2022, concerning illegal assets and fraud amounting to over Rs 3.31 billion. The case involves a claim of Rs 3.318 billion for the alleged illegal acquisition, with additional claims of Rs 1.30 billion against his wife Srijana Shakya, Rs 62.2 million against daughter Pratikchya, and Rs 1.89 million against Pratistha. The total amount claimed from the Tamang family members is Rs 4.43 billion.
