New Delhi, February 4th
A trial court has ruled that P Chidambaram will not be tried for criminal guilt in the telecom scam. Judge OP Saini delivered his judgment shortly after 1pm.The role of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation scam will not be investigated, a Delhi court ruled on Saturday. While dismissing the petition by Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge OP Saini said that no case can be made out against Chidambaram in the 2G scam.Cancelling all 122 2G licences allotted after 2008, the Supreme Court had on February 2, 2012 referred the matter of whether Chidambaram's role should be investigated back to the trial court.Swamy had moved the apex court seeking a probe against former finance minister and current Home Minister P Chidambaram. He had argued that Chidambaram should be called a co-accused in the spectrum scam along with former telecom minister A Raja.
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