Raveendran moves HC for stay on summons
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C.M. Raveendran, further personal secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Tuesday approached the Kerala High Court looking for to stay the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) directing him to seem on December 17 at its workplace in Kochi as a part of a probe into the cash laundering case linked with the diplomatic channel gold smuggling case.
Mr. Raveendran mentioned he was but to recuperate from his post-COVID sickness.
He feared that the ED would detain him for lengthy hours. In reality, he was not conscious of the particulars of the case underneath investigation, for which his presence was required.
Besides, he additional feared that that he can be coerced and compelled to make statements which have been unfaithful and towards his will. He additionally sought to permit him to have the presence of a authorized practitioner of his selection throughout his look.
In reality, the Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act didn’t empower the investigation officer to interrogate an individual for lengthy period who appeared earlier than the ED in response to a summon if such an individual was not an accused, he contended.
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