Even Kangaroo courts hold trials: Chidambaram after ED claims Michel named Sonia

December 30, 2018 10:53

Former union minister P Chidambaram has hit out at the way the name of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was linked by the Enforcement Directorate to the AgustaWestland case and lashed out at the media trial in the case.

In a series of tweets, the senior Congress leader said that if the government, the ED and the media have their way, cases will be tried on TV channels in this country.

Further, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Evidence Act will not apply. What ED says will be oral evidence, any piece of paper ED produces will be documentary evidence, and what the TV channel pronounces will be the judgment, he tweeted.

Even kangaroo courts hold trials in a courtroom. Our new 'improved' system will surpass kangaroo courts and deliver justice on TV channels, he added.

Chidambarams remarks came after the ED told a Delhi court on Saturday that during the questioning, alleged midddleman Christian Michel had taken Mrs Gandhis name in reference to a query, but had later managed to hand over a chit to his lawyer seeking directions on what to say if asked follow-up questions about her.

The ED said that on December 27, when the statement of Michel was being recorded, the accused turned towards his lawyer and secretly handed over a folded paper to his counsel while shaking hands.

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