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Kejriwal exempted from physical appearance for a day
A court here on Saturday granted a day's exemption from physical appearance to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with a complaint filed by the ED over non-compliance with the agency's summons in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday granted a day's exemption from physical appearance to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with a complaint filed by the ED over non-compliance with the agency's summons in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
However, Kejriwal appeared before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Court through video conferencing and told the court that due to the ongoing budget session, he could not physically appear before the court. The court adjourned the matter to March 16 after Kejriwal moved an application for exemption from personal appearance.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra, had taken cognizance of the complaint on Februray 7. "...summons are being issued to him to appear on February 17," the judge had said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on January 31, issued fresh summons to Kejriwal, and he was told to appear before it on February 2.
That was the fifth summons issued to the AAP Convenor. The financial probe agency's complaint alleged that Kejriwal intentionally did not want to obey the summons and kept on giving “lame excuses.” "If a high-ranking public functionary like him disobeyed the law, it would set a wrong example for the common man,” the agency said.
The ED had issued a fourth summons to Kejriwal on January 13, asking him to appear before it on January 18.
