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K'taka HC temporarily stays ED proceedings against Amnesty
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|April 29, 2025
The Karnataka high court on Monday temporarily stayed all proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Amnesty International India Private Limited (AIIP), the now-defunct Indian unit of the Amnesty International network, and its former director, journalist and author Aakar Patel.
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Justice Hemanth Chandangoudar granted the interim relief to AIIP and Patel, directing ED not to take any further steps against them under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) until further orders. The court also issued a notice to ED, seeking its response to the petitions filed by AIIP and Patel seeking quashing of the complaint and all related proceedings.
The case stems from a prosecution complaint, a document similar to a charge sheet, filed by ED in May 2022 against AIIP, Patel, and others, including the organisation's former CEO G Ananthapadmanabhan, for alleged money laundering. ED's case is based on an earlier First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2019 against Amnesty International India Foundation Trust (AIIFT) and others for alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).
This story is from the April 29, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Bengaluru.
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