Explained: Why did Delhi High Court quash charges against NewsClick?
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The story so far: The Delhi High Court has quashed the first information report (FIR) registered by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police and the consequent money laundering proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief, Prabir Purkayastha , over allegations of foreign funding . Holding the action to be a “mala fide and arbitrary” exercise of power, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said it amounted to an abuse of the legal process and posed a threat to free and independent journalism.
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