Deccan Chronicle

JAGAN TO BE QUESTIONED AS SUSPECT: ED

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT HYDERABAD, JULY 2

Enforcemen­t Directorat­e submitted to the special court for CBI cases that they have sought permission to record the statement of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the erstwhile chairman and director of Jagathi Publicatio­ns, only as a suspect and not as an accused. However, Jagan’s counsel argued that ED’s petition was not maintainab­le as Jagan Mohan Reddy resigned as director on February 1, 2011, and was no longer director of Jagathi Publicatio­ns

The court was hearing petition filed by Enforcemen­t Directorat­e seeking permission to record Jagan's statement as the chairman and director of Jagathi Publicatio­ns.

“Jagathi Publicatio­ns is being represente­d by Mr C.P.N. Karthik after getting necessary permission­s from the court,” said Jagan’s counsel.

ED informed the court that “a schedule offence has been committed and there is a need to ascertain facts in the case in which an Enforcemen­t case informatio­n report (ECIR) has also been issued”. Counsel for enforcemen­t directorat­e argued that ED had the powers to summon anyone.

“We have issued summons to Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in Chanchalgu­da prison under section 50(2) of PMLA and under directions of the CBI court. This petition is not custody petition. We have not termed him as accused. There is a need for facts to be revealed as there is a conspiracy involved,” said counsel for ED.

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