Government officials have claimed that there is no Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation against Amnesty International India Foundation, but against a private company linked to the NGO that allegedly received dubious export proceeds worth over Rs. 51 Crore.
However, government officials have said that the ED is investigating two entities linked to the NGO-- Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd and Indians for Amnesty International Trust. Both are reportedly being probed under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and under the civil proceedings of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The agency had issued a show-cause notice to Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd last September for alleged contravention of FEMA to the tune of over Rs. 51 Crore. This has led to a "freezing" of balance deposit in the bank accounts of Amnesty India International Pvt Ltd and Indians for Amnesty International Trust, officials have said.