<p>French serial killer Charles Sobhraj told AFP on Friday that he was innocent of the two murders in Nepal that he served almost 20 years for in prison.</p>.<p>"When I came in (went to prison), I didn't do anything," Sobhraj, 78, told AFP on board a plane for his deportation to France after being released.</p>.<p>"I am innocent in those cases, ok? So I don't have to feel bad for that, or good. I am innocent. It was built on fake documents."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/serpent-serial-killer-charles-sobhraj-feels-great-after-release-1174447.html" target="_blank"> 'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj 'feels great' after release</a></strong></p>.<p>He added: "The district judge, without calling a single witness ... and without giving notice (to) the accused to present an argument, he wrote the verdict."</p>.<p>Sobhraj, whose life was chronicled in the Netflix series "The Serpent", was linked to more than 20 murders across Asia in the 1970s.</p>.<p>He was arrested in India in 1976 and ultimately spent 21 years in jail. He returned to France but in 2003 travelled to Nepal where he was spotted by a journalist and arrested.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/twists-and-turns-of-asias-serpent-serial-killer-charles-sobhraj-1174348.html" target="_blank">Twists and turns of Asia's 'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj</a></strong></p>.<p>He was subsequently convicted of two murders committed in Nepal in the mid-1970s and jailed. Nepal's top court ordered him released this week on health grounds and said he should be sent back to France.</p>.<p>He was due to arrive in France via Doha on Saturday morning.</p>
<p>French serial killer Charles Sobhraj told AFP on Friday that he was innocent of the two murders in Nepal that he served almost 20 years for in prison.</p>.<p>"When I came in (went to prison), I didn't do anything," Sobhraj, 78, told AFP on board a plane for his deportation to France after being released.</p>.<p>"I am innocent in those cases, ok? So I don't have to feel bad for that, or good. I am innocent. It was built on fake documents."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/serpent-serial-killer-charles-sobhraj-feels-great-after-release-1174447.html" target="_blank"> 'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj 'feels great' after release</a></strong></p>.<p>He added: "The district judge, without calling a single witness ... and without giving notice (to) the accused to present an argument, he wrote the verdict."</p>.<p>Sobhraj, whose life was chronicled in the Netflix series "The Serpent", was linked to more than 20 murders across Asia in the 1970s.</p>.<p>He was arrested in India in 1976 and ultimately spent 21 years in jail. He returned to France but in 2003 travelled to Nepal where he was spotted by a journalist and arrested.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/twists-and-turns-of-asias-serpent-serial-killer-charles-sobhraj-1174348.html" target="_blank">Twists and turns of Asia's 'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj</a></strong></p>.<p>He was subsequently convicted of two murders committed in Nepal in the mid-1970s and jailed. Nepal's top court ordered him released this week on health grounds and said he should be sent back to France.</p>.<p>He was due to arrive in France via Doha on Saturday morning.</p>