Chennai: A court has allowed jailed AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala to appear before it through video conferencing from the Bengaluru prison in connection with cases of alleged FERA violations.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Economic Offence), A Zakir Hussain, allowed Ms Sasikala's plea and directed her to furnish a declaration in two weeks that she would not challenge video conferencing in future on grounds of its quality or that she did not understand the proceedings. She has been directed to inform the court about the language to be used during the video conferencing for framing charges against her.
Prosecution was launched against Ms Sasikala, Bhaskaran and JJ TV (now defunct) by the Enforcement Directorate in 1995 and 1996 on charges of violating FERA.
It was alleged by prosecution that the payments were illegally routed to US-based Rimsat through firms having network in the Philippines and Singapore.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Economic Offence), A Zakir Hussain, allowed Ms Sasikala's plea and directed her to furnish a declaration in two weeks that she would not challenge video conferencing in future on grounds of its quality or that she did not understand the proceedings. She has been directed to inform the court about the language to be used during the video conferencing for framing charges against her.
Prosecution was launched against Ms Sasikala, Bhaskaran and JJ TV (now defunct) by the Enforcement Directorate in 1995 and 1996 on charges of violating FERA.
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It was alleged by prosecution that the payments were illegally routed to US-based Rimsat through firms having network in the Philippines and Singapore.
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