NEW DELHI: In a giant political improvement, the Ministry Of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday summoned a German Diplomat over remarks made by the German Foreign Ministry on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to the liquor coverage case. According to the information company ANI, Georg Enzweiler, Deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy, was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for an evidence on the difficulty. According to ministry sources, the MEA lodged a powerful protest with the German envoy over the ‘blatant interference’ in India’s inner issues by the nation’s international workplace.
#WATCH | Georg Enzweiler, Deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy, leaves from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/1insDAZ7zx
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Taking observe of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, the German Foreign Ministry earlier stated it expects that “standards regarding the independence of the judiciary and basic democratic principles” will apply.
Sebastian Fischer, a spokesperson for Germany’s Foreign Ministry, was answering a query asking how the German federal authorities assessed Kejriwal’s arrest, that it occurred weeks earlier than the final elections in India and that the Indian Opposition sees it as politically motivated. “We have taken note of the case. India is a democratic country. We assume and expect that the standards relating to the independence of the judiciary and fundamental democratic principles will also apply in this case,” Fischer stated in response to his ministry’s web site.
He added that Kejriwal is “entitled to a fair, unbiased trial”, which he stated “includes the right to make use of all existing legal remedies without restriction”. “The presumption of innocence is a central element of the rule of law and must apply to it [Kejriwal’s case],” Fischer continued to say.
Kejriwal’s Arrest And ED Custody
Arvind Kejriwal was on Friday remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate for seven days, i.e., until March 28, a day after he was arrested by the probe company in reference to the Delhi Excise Policy case linked to a cash laundering case.
Special CBI decide Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court handed the order after Kejriwal was produced on Friday following his arrest on Thursday evening by the central probe company. The case pertains to alleged irregularities and cash laundering in framing and implementing the Delhi excise coverage case 2022, which was later scrapped.
In its arguments earlier than the court docket, the ED alleged that the CM of Delhi is the important thing ”conspirator and kingpin” in demanding kickbacks from businessmen. The company additional claimed that Kejriwal was straight concerned within the formation of the Excise coverage. The ED counsel claimed that Vijay Nair, who was the media accountable for AAP, was working for Delhi CM Kejriwal.
Nair, who the company stated lives adjoining to the residence of Kejriwal, acted as a intermediary between the AAP and the South group. The ED additional claimed that the proceeds of crime usually are not solely Rs 100 crore however earnings made by bribe givers have been additionally proceeds of crime. The company alleged that it had traced Hawala trails of Rs 45 crore that have been used within the Goa Election.
The arrest by the central company has drawn extreme criticism for the BJP-led centre from the opposition leaders. The AAP will “gherao” the prime minister’s residence on March 26 to register its protest towards Kejriwal’s arrest by the ED, the get together’s chief Gopal Rai stated on Friday.
Two senior AAP leaders, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, are in judicial custody within the excise coverage case. Sisodia, who was the then Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, was arrested by the CBI on February 26 following a number of rounds of questioning. On October 5, ED arrested Sanjay Singh, who’s a Rajya Sabha member.
Kejriwal’s arrest got here days after the ED arrested Bharat Rashta Samithi (BRS) chief and daughter of former Telangana chief minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao Ok Kavitha, in reference to its investigation into cash laundering prices linked to the now-scrapped excise coverage. Kavitha is in ED custody until March 23.
