Mainali to pen book on Japan prison ordeal

The Nepali man who spent 15 years behind bars in Japan after being convicted of killing a woman is to write a book detailing the ordeal.

Govinda Prasad Mainali

The news comes days after prosecutors at the Tokyo High Court finally admitted they were wrong in keeping Govinda Prasad Mainali (46) detained for a crime he did not commit.

His elder brother Indra told the Japan Express Times that work on the book has already begun. He is planning to include his tough years in prison, as well as how he was worried for his family, added Indra.

The book will be published in Nepal within several months, he added. We are planning to get it translated and published in Japan also, said the older Mainali. nepalnews.com