Arvind Kejriwal has challenged in Supreme Court docket his arrest by the ED
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court docket at the moment threw a query to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on why Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested simply earlier than the final elections started.
Mr Kejriwal had challenged his arrest within the Delhi liquor coverage case.
Explaining the explanation behind why the query of the timing of the arrest arose, Justice Sanjeev Khanna informed the ED to elucidate whether or not the central company can take up prison proceedings with out having gone by way of judicial proceedings within the case.
“No attachment motion has been taken to this point on this case, and if it has been achieved, then present how Kejriwal is concerned within the matter,” Justice Khanna stated. “Inform me, why the arrest earlier than the final elections?” he stated.
The Supreme Court docket famous that within the matter linked to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the investigators have claimed they’ve discovered materials, however in Mr Kejriwal’s case nothing has been introduced up.
The Supreme Court docket informed the ED to elucidate why there was such an enormous hole between the start of proceedings and the arrest. The courtroom then ordered the ED to reply on Friday.
“Liberty is exceedingly essential; we won’t deny that,” the Supreme Court docket stated, referring to the timing of Mr Kejriwal’s arrest.
Mr Kejriwal, who has determined to proceed as Chief Minister from jail, is being saved in Delhi’s Tihar beneath judicial custody after his arrest on March 21.
The Supreme Court docket had issued discover to ED on April 15 and sought its response to Mr Kejriwal’s problem in opposition to his arrest.
On April 9, the Delhi Excessive Court docket upheld Mr Kejriwal’s arrest, saying there was no illegality and the ED was left with “little possibility” after he skipped summons and refused to hitch the investigation.
The Aam Aadmi Celebration’s (AAP) election marketing campaign is being managed by occasion leaders Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, together with different senior occasion colleagues. Mr Kejriwal’s spouse Sunita has additionally joined in reaching out to her husband’s supporters.
