Nepal: serial killer Charles Sobhraj in flight to France, says he is "innocent"

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj (C) sits on a plane departing from Kathmandu to France, December 23, 2022. French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for several murders in the 1970s across Asia, was released on December 23 after spending nearly 20 years in a Nepalese prison.

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A serial killer, who inspired the Netflix series "The Serpent", on his way to his country, France.

Charles Sobhraj made headlines in the 1970s, he is linked to at least twenty murders in Asia.

Released for health reasons from his Nepalese prison where he had been serving his sentence since 2003, he is expected this Saturday morning, December 24, in Paris.

In the plane in which he took place, the ex-prisoner delivered his version of the facts to a journalist from Agence France Presse.

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 ,” said Charles Sobhraj in this exclusive interview with AFP.

His judge would not have questioned any witness and written down the verdict without allowing him, the accused, to present any argument. 

After 21 years spent behind bars, Charles Sobhraj does not intend to stop there and says he wants to " 

 ". 

Sentenced to life in the Himalayan republic for the murder of two North American tourists, the Supreme Court decided

Wednesday, saying the serial killer needed open-heart surgery and that the decision was in line under Nepalese law. 

France is required to welcome Charles Sobhraj, since he is a French national with a Vietnamese mother and an Indian father. 

It was on the roads of the hippies that "The Serpent" found his victims in the 1970s. Passing himself off as a dealer in precious stones, he approached young Western backpackers, before drugging them, robbing them and then murdering them. . 

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj (C) sits on a plane departing from Kathmandu to France, December 23, 2022. French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for several murders in the 1970s across Asia, was released on December 23 after spending nearly 20 years in a Nepalese prison.

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