Govinda Prasad Mainali, who has been granted a retrial by the Tokyo High Court after he spent 15 years in a Japanese jail, has sought a special visa so that he can visit home. 

If his request for special visa is granted, Mainali can return to Japan any time even after being deported to Nepal, according to advocate Balram Shrestha, who practices law in Japan. 

"If one is deported without a special visa, he or she is not allowed to enter Japan for at least five years," advocate Shrestha told Republica over phone on Friday. "As his case is unique, Mainali may not be barred from entering Japan in future." 

The Japanese lawyers of Mainaili--who is now at an immigration facility in Yokohama--pleaded with the immigration officials on Friday for a special visa on behalf of the 45 years old. 

Published on: 9 June 2012 | Republica