Rajesh alleges ED-VD match-fixing

CPI(M) State secretariat member M.B. Rajesh has alleged that the First Information Report (FIR) against Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan is part of a “match-fixing” arrangement between the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. Calling the action political persecution, Mr. Rajesh questioned what the case contained beyond the allegations raised by Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, in court.

He said three courts had rejected the case and accused the ED of treating its claims as unquestionable. The agency was not above the courts and had lost its credibility, he said. Mr. Rajesh also alleged that the ED was misusing statements obtained through threats without properly examining them. He accused the agency of intimidating people to record statements and claimed that the State government had colluded with it by providing the necessary facilities. He also alleged collusion in the High Court.