Kathmandu, Nepal — French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was freed from a Nepali jail on Friday, an AFP reporter said. A French foreign affairs ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday that its embassy in Nepal was monitoring the situation. “He looked harmless… It was sheer luck that I recognized him,” Nathan told AFP on Thursday. “I really didn’t do it, and I think I will be out,” he told AFP in 2007 during an interview at Kathmandu’s Central Jail. But on Thursday, he told AFP that he did not object to the release, as both he and the criminal he once pursued were now too old.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 23, 2022 10:50 UTC