Aakar Patel was referring to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering investigation against Amnesty International India, which was based on a CBI FIR alleging a breach of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
Digital Desk: Former Amnesty International India director Aakar Patel claims he was denied boarding a flight to the United States at Bengaluru airport.
Patel alleged in a tweet on Wednesday that he was denied permission to board the aeroplane after being placed on the exit control list.
"Stopped from leaving India at Bangalore airport. am on the exit control list. Got passport back through court order specifically for this trip to the US," Patel posted on Twitter.
He added that immigration officials at the Bengaluru airport informed him that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had placed him on the departure control list. A Gujarat court, however, has granted Patel permission to go to the United States.
"[A] CBI officer called to say I am on the look-out circular because of the case Modi government has filed against Amnesty International India," he said.
Aakar Patel was referring to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering investigation against Amnesty International India, which was based on a CBI FIR alleging a breach of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) as well as Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code (criminal conspiracy).
The ED issued a show-cause notice to Amnesty International India in 2019 for suspected violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) totaling more than Rs 51 crore.
The alleged FEMA breach relates to borrowing and lending restrictions in the amount of Rs 51.72 crore for performing civil society operations in India through remittances from its parent organisation, Amnesty International UK.
Furthermore, Patel is in jail after being charged under sections for allegedly promoting communal strife through his social media posts-old criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP, and the RSS.
Continue Reading
