The Union Home Ministry gave the go-ahead for the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case. This happened on Wednesday January 15th. Kejriwal is the former Delhi chief minister and head of the Aam Aadmi Party. The case is about the Delhi excise policy and the ministry that oversees the ED approved it just before the Delhi Assembly elections. The ED already filed a chargesheet against him in a special court.
This case involves claims of money laundering tied to the Delhi excise policy. The ED arrested Kejriwal last March in connection with it and had already filed that charge sheet. Even with these things happening Kejriwal was let out on bail and is now campaigning trying to win his seat in the Delhi Assembly elections.
The decision to allow prosecution at this time is interesting because its during election campaigns for the Delhi Assembly. So even though hes out on bail Kejriwal still has to deal with the EDs legal battle. This adds another level of complexity to the citys current political situation.