Thiruvananthapuram: Vigilance director N. C. Asthana has taken strong exception to the statement made by Mr K. P. Satheesan, Vigilance special prosecutor in the bar bribery scam, that there was a move to save former finance minister K.M. Mani from the charges. Mr Asthana has given a letter to home secretary Subrata Biswas against Mr Satheesan saying that he should have abstained from making the statement which is contempt of court as any discussion on the case has been forbidden by the High Court.
The Vigilance had submitted a report at the Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance Court acquitting Mr Mani for the third time on March 5. Later, Mr Satheesan said that there was a conspiracy to save Mr Mani and that some prominent persons were involved in it. Mr Satheesan claimed that the Vigilance director has been misinformed as no court had stated that the Vigilance case should not be discussed in public. “I reiterate that there is enough evidence against Mani and that prosecution charges should have been initiated against him,” said Mr Satheesan.
