అరెస్టులతో ఎన్నికల ప్రచారానికి దూరం చేయవచ్చా? || Should right to campaign be denied by arrests? ||

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అరెస్టులతో ఎన్నికల ప్రచారానికి దూరం చేయవచ్చా? || Should right to campaign be denied by arrests? ||

Poll time, prison time: On the continued incarceration of the Delhi Chief Minister
Kejriwal’s continuing imprisonment casts a shadow on election campaign
The power to arrest a suspect exists only to prevent suspects from fleeing justice, influencing or threatening witnesses and tampering with evidence, or repeating a crime. There is a huge gulf between the power to arrest and the necessity to arrest. It is a disturbing reality that political leaders have been arrested in this case on the basis of statements made by approvers, and not any independent witnesses. The timing of the arrest has also become an issue of substance. That Mr. Kejriwal did not respond to multiple ED summonses may be cited as a reason for his being arrested now rather than months ago. However, this expectation that the accused should “cooperate” with the investigation agency is quite peculiar. Agencies ought to be able to prosecute people without their statements. It is known that Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act has been weaponised by the ED to record a statement that is admissible and then record the person’s arrest. Whether non-appearance in response to a summons is a ground for arrest and denial of bail is a question that has arisen in this case.
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