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Karnataka strikes back: Moves SC against Jaya's acquittal
June 23, 2015
As expected, the the Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court against Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa's acquittal in the corruption case.
The Karnataka government told the the Supreme Court today that Jayalalithaa, was wrongly found
innocent in the corruption case and challenged her acquittal, describing it
as a "farce."
Jayalalithaa returned to office as Chief Minister in May after she
was found not guilty of amassing wealth that could not be accounted for
by her declared sources of income during her first term as head of the
state government in the early 90s.
The case had been transferred from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka in 2003 to ensure
the trial would not be impacted by the influence of Jayalalithaa or her political opponents.
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