Ruling parties say Rabi Lamichhane admitted guilt by offering to pay bail

Decision to deposit the security amount and fight the case from outside prison cannot be considered an admission of guilt, advocate says.

Lawmakers from the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN-UML have alleged that Rastriya Swatantra Party chief Rabi Lamichhane has admitted guilt in cooperatives fraud cases by offering to pay restitution for bail, a charge his party and legal experts reject as his nationwide signature campaign—seen by some as judicial pressure—continues.