Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Former telecom minister A Raja, DMK's Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal and 16 others will face trial in a 2G scam case related to money laundering from Monday.
The court will start recording evidence from today. Earlier, November 11 had been finalised for recording statements of prosecution witnesses by Special CBI Judge O P Saini but it was put off for today after the counsel for both the Enforcement Directorate and the accused sought adjournment citing many reasons.
A Raja and 16 others are among the accused facing trial for presenting bribe of Rs 200 crore as a loan transaction.
If convicted, Raja and other accused people will face a maximum sentence of upto seven years.
On October 31, a special court had framed charges against Raja, Kanimozhi, Ammal and 16 others, including nine companies, under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after they had pleaded not guilty and said that they will go on trial for the charges against them.
