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New Delhi – The Enforcement Directorate has fined 51.72 crore and 10 crores respectively to ‘Amnesty India International Pvt. Ltd. and its ex-chief Aakar Patel for violating the Foreign Exchange Law, informed the Enforcement Directorate. Britain’s Amnesty International bypassed the Indian law and sent funds to its Indian branch for spreading its mission.
Enforcement Directorate imposes ₹51.72 crore and ₹10 crore penalty on Amnesty India and Aakar Patel for FEMA violationshttps://t.co/VoIrhpuZ9R
— OpIndia.com (@OpIndia_com) July 8, 2022
Indian Home Ministry had not permitted ‘Amnesty India International Trust’ to accept foreign funds under Foreign Aid Regulation Act. Yet that company accepted it, informed the Enforcement Directorate.
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