Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhary, representing Kejriwal, today argued that the entire case against him was based on the statements of those “who are not only tainted” but were arrested and given the promise of bail for supporting the ED’s case.
“They were promised pardon. They are no saints. These people were lured. There is a question on the credibility of these people,” Chaudhary said, while referring to approvers in the case.
Alleging that the statements against Kejriwal are of questionable veracity and lack material corroboration, Chaudhary said,
“The statements were made after they were arrested by the ED and after they failed to get bail. The ED bartered their personal liberty for statements.”
In particular, Chaudhary referred to the statement of the Lok Sabha member Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy – whose son Raghava Magunta Reddy is an approver in the case.
He also submitted that MP Reddy is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance at the Centre.
“He was asked specifically about me, he says he did not meet me in connection with excise policy. Later he makes a statement regarding me, his son then gets interim bail. Later he is granted pardon as well,” the Court was told
Source: Barandbench
