Charles Sobhraj must be the subject of “identity checks”, according to the airport source, who specified that he was “neither wanted nor prosecuted” in France. Once these checks are carried out, he will be able to leave the airport, she added.
On the plane taking him to Doha, where he was in transit on Friday evening, Charles Sobhraj told the AFP journalist that he was “innocent” of the crimes attributed to him.
Nepal’s Supreme Court, which ruled on his release on Wednesday, said Charles Sobhraj needed open-heart surgery and the move was in line with a Nepalese law allowing the release of bedridden prisoners who have already served three-quarters of their pain.
