Himal Press 
Attorney General Ramesh Badal
KATHMANDU: Attorney General Ramesh Badal has claimed that there is no truth to rumors that the police will file money laundering cases against anyone.
During an interaction with journalists in Kathmandu on Friday, he added the Asset Laundering Act has been amended to allow investigation into 39 types of offenses. He clarified that cases will proceed based on the level of risk to the state, not just on the basis of the offense. “It is not true that the police will file money laundering cases against individuals arbitrarily. The government does not file cases indiscriminately,” he said. “We previously had a list of 34 criminal offenses in the law. Five more, including hundi (informal money transfer), have been added now.”
He also said that it is necessary for the state to have an integrated property description of each citizen. “While the collection of property details of citizens has begun, the slow pace of distribution of national ID cards has created problems,” he added. “The Supreme Court has paved the way for all state agencies can be connected to an integrated data system.”
