Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman
Suresh Kalmadi, who has been accused of corruption, was Friday allowed
by a special court to attend conferences in London during the Olympics
starting July 27.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special
judge Talwant Singh allowed Kalmadi to visit London July 26-Aug 13
when the Olympics will be held.
Kalmadi had Thursday moved the
court seeking permission to attend the International Association of
Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council conference in London on the
sidelines of the Olympic Games.
"The application is allowed
since the accused (Kalmadi) has to attend the IAAF meeting and as the
arguments on the charges in the case on behalf of the accused are
over. The accused has also said that no adjournment will be sought on
his behalf in further hearing in the case and that his counsel will be
present in the case," judge Talwant Singh said in his order.
Kalmadi, who is out on bail in a graft case related to the 2010 CWG
here, had said in his application that he wanted to attend the IAAF
Council conference in London in his capacity as a member and as
president of Asian Athletics Association (AAA).
He also placed
on record the invitation from the IAAF Council and programme schedule of
the Olympics and details of the ticket sent to him by association's
general secretary Essar Gabriel.
The CBI, in its first
chargesheet in the case against Kalmadi and 10 others, described him
as a prime accused and the mastermind in the corruption case related to
financial irregularities in awarding a Rs.141 crore contract for a
scoring system.
The accused officials and two companies were
charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for cheating,
criminal conspiracy and forgery and under the Prevention of Corruption
Act.
Kalmadi allowed to visit London for Olympics
