India has strongly criticised Germany for interfering in its inner affairs after the nation made remarks on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over the liquor rip-off.

The Deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy, George Enzweiler, was known as upon by the Ministry of External Affairs when officers mentioned that Germany’s Foreign Ministry’s assertion in regards to the matter was a “blatant interference in India’s internal matters”.

“We have taken note, India is a democratic country. We assume and expect that the standards relating to independence of the Judiciary and basic democratic principles will also be applied in this case,” the spokesperson of the German Foreign Ministry mentioned earlier.

The ministry added, “Like anyone facing accusations, Mr Kejriwal is entitled to a fair and impartial trial, this includes he can make use of all available legal avenues without restrictions. The presumption of innocence is a central element of the rule of law and must apply to him.”

Kejriwal was, on Friday, remanded to ED custody for seven days–until March 28, a day after he was arrested by the probe company for alleged cash laundering in reference to the Delhi excise coverage case.

Special CBI choose Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court handed the order after the Delhi CM was produced on Friday following his arrest on Thursday night time by the central company. The case pertains to alleged irregularities and cash laundering in framing and implementing the Delhi excise coverage case 2022, which was later scrapped.

With inputs from companies