No bail for Hasan Ali
New Delhi: On Thursday Supreme Court ruled Hasan Ali, the entrepreneur believed to have 8 billion dollars in black money in foreign bank accounts, cannot be granted bail. The court has granted the Enforcement Directorate custody of Hasan Ali for four days.
A court in Mumbai had said last week, that due to the Enforcement Directorate failure to provide any evidence of charges of money-laundering against Ali, the entrepreneur could not be kept in custody.
In Mumbai the Enforcement Directorate had argued that it needed to question Ali about violating foreign exchange laws, money laundering, and about a possible link to international arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.
Earlier this month the Supreme Court suggested that Hasan be tried on terror charges because his activities seemed to involve a threat to “national security.
He was arrested earlier this month and moved to Mumbai from Pune, where he is known for his lavish cars, homes, horses and parties.
He has been asked to pay Rs. 70,000 crore as a penalty for tax evasion. His lawyer claims that the entrepreneur is innocent of all the charges against him.
