In the money-laundering case, ED had summoned Maran brothers, Krishnan and Marshall and two firms SAFL and Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd (SDTPL) as accused in case.
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Police can not arrest local tycoon T. Ananda Krishnan and Astro official Ralph Marshall based on an arrest warrant issued by India over an alleged corruption case there, The Malay Mail Online reported today.
During the day’s hearing, Marans also challenged the jurisdiction of special 2G court to try the Aircel-Maxis deal- related money laundering case, stating that it was not part of the 2G spectrum scam and can not be heard by the designated judge who has been nominated to exclusively deal with cases arising out of the 2G scam.
While taking cognizance of the complaint in the case, the Judge had said that he was satisfied on perusal of the material on record and that there was enough material to proceed against the accused persons.
The hampering and tampering of evidence in the Aircel-Maxis case by the Maran brothers can not be ruled out.
“Grounds have no relevance for grant of bail under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, ” the agency said.
The two foreign nationals, who are co-accused in the case, have been evading appearance before the special CBI court despite several summons being issued against them since 2014.
Transactions allegedly showed that SDTPL and SAFL had received Rs.742.58 crore as “proceeds of crime” from Mauritius-based firms in the Aircel-Maxis deal, the ED claimed.
The Maran brothers had moved the court seeking bail in this case. Ltd (SDTPL), South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd (SAFL), the Maran brothers and SAFL managing director Kavery Kalanithi.
The CBI on Monday moved a special court here urging it to issue arrest warrants against T.A. Ananda Krishnan, owner of Malaysian company Maxis, and Augustus Ralph Marshall, a senior executive of the company, in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
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“We have followed the procedure under India’s bilateral treaty with Malaysia to serve the summons to the accused”. The chargesheet in the Aircel-Maxis deal alleged that former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran had received a bribe of ‘742 crore for coercing entrepreneur C. Sivasankaran to sell his telecom company Aircel to Malaysia-based Maxis.
