The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it will make the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an accused in the money laundering case in the alleged Delhi Liquor policy scam. The ED’s counsel made this submissions while while opposing the bail petition of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the money laundering case.
“AAP is going to be made a co-accused in the next prosecution complaint (charge sheet) to be filed in the case.” ED’s counsel said.
A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma is hearing the submissions from ED, CBI and Manish Sisodia’s counsels in his bail plea.
ED argued on merits of the case while the Manish Sisodia’s counsel restricted his arguments to delay in trial and Supreme Court’s observation in October 2023 order rejecting bail to Manish Sisodia.
While seeking bail for him, Sisodia’s counsel submitted that the ED and the CBI are still arresting people in the money laundering and corruption case and there is no question of early conclusion of the trial as the trial has not even started.
ED however contended that the Supreme Court judgement says that delay in trial is just one factor to be considered while granting bail and the court can hear the case on merits.
Justice Sharma said that ED and Manish Sisodia’s counsel are reading the SC verdict in way that benefits them. She said, “You are reading it from the left while they are reading from the right.”
