Topic: money laundering
WAN-IFRA report flags abuse of economic charges to silence media, cites NewsClick case
The wide range of legal threats, as well as administrative and other tools, employed by governments and other actors to target independent journalists and media outlets continues to be an increasing and alarming trend, according to a new report from the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
National Herald case: ED attaches assets worth Rs 751 crore of Congress-linked companies
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday attached properties worth Rs 751.9 crore in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper.
978 days in jail under UAPA; now Tahir Hussain faces money laundering charges too
A Delhi court on Friday framed charges against former AAP leader Tahir Hussain who is languid in Tihar jail under draconian UAPA since 2020, in a money laundering case related to the 2020 Delhi pogrom.
“Narendra Modi, Amit Shah think we’ll go silent if…”: Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what he claimed was pressure tactics to silence him and other opposition voices using central agencies.
Kapil Sibal calls SC judgement on PMLA ‘flawed’
Rajya Sabha MP and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal on Monday said the Enforcement Directorate's powers and reach of investigation, endorsed by a "clearly flawed" Supreme Court judgement, will be misused to topple elected governments and "destroy" India's federal structure.
Money laundering arrests “not arbitrary”: Supreme Court
Backing the Enforcement Directorate with an important judgement, the Supreme Court Wednesday rejected all objections raised against the ED regarding several powers including initiating an investigation, the power to arrest, and others.
