Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (Picture: File)
The ED additional stated that the investigation over Kejriwal’s position within the liquor coverage case was at a nascent stage even because it claimed that it had situated the cash path
The Delhi Excessive Court docket on Wednesday reserved its order on Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal’s plea difficult his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and remand within the now-scrapped Delhi liquor coverage case.
In the course of the listening to, the monetary probe company informed the court docket that it wished to grab properties belonging to AAP, however couldn’t do it because the celebration would cite election dates.
Representing the monetary probe company, Extra Solicitor Basic V Raju stated, “We’re in a catch-22 state of affairs. We need to connect a few of AAP’s properties, but when we do it, they’ll say we did it throughout elections. If we don’t do it, then they’ll say the place is the proof?”
Opposing the AAP chief’s petition difficult his arrest by the company within the cash laundering case linked to the “rip-off”, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) stated the political celebration, which was the “main beneficiary” of the proceeds of the crime, has dedicated the offence by Kejriwal.
“They’re enjoying cold and hot on the identical time. You may’t trip two horses on the identical time. You may’t problem the remand on one hand and say you settle for the remand on the opposite,” ASG Raju stated.
The ED additional stated that the investigation over Kejriwal’s position within the liquor coverage case was at a nascent stage even because it claimed that it had situated the cash path.
“Aam Aadmi has to go behind bars if he has dedicated against the law, however as a result of you’re a Chief Minister you may’t be arrested? You’ll loot the nation however nobody can contact you as a result of the elections are coming?” the ASG requested.
“The cash path is there. We have now situated the cash path. The cash could have been used and that’s the reason it could’t be discovered,” ASG Raju additional stated.
Responding to Kejriwal’s argument that the arrest was politically motivated, the ASG additional stated, “Take the case of a terrorist who can also be a politician. He blows up an Military car and says, I need to contest elections, so you may’t contact me? What sort of argument is that this?”
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a response to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea difficult his arrest. He was despatched to judicial custody until April 15 on Monday.
