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Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
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- A case of alleged violation of FCRA by Lawyers Collective (LC) probed CBI to conduct search operation.
- The searches have been carried out on the residential and official premises of at five places in Delhi and Mumbai.
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- The complaint was launched by the Home Ministry after which the CBI registered a case last month.
- The Ministry had inspection done and was unsatisfied with the reply they received subsequent to which it cancelled its registration in November 2016.
- The inspection report alleged participation of LC in political activities, diversion or misuse of foreign contributions, and their use on air travel and other activities for draft legislation meetings, dharnas and advocacy with MPs.
- Also funds were also spent on air travel and other expenses of employees or workers of other organisations and foreigners for attending conferences in Kathmandu, Malaysia, Kenya, Vienna, Austria Mission, USA Consultation, Section 27 Conference, Moscow Consultation and Bangkok Meeting which all constitute violation of FCRA.
- CBI invoked IPC provisions related to criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and cheating, besides criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- About LCLC is an NGO working to prohibit discrimination against persons living with HIV.
- It is registered under the FCRA had received, 32 crore in foreign donations between 2006 and 2015.
- Senior advocate Indira Jaising and Mr Anand Grover who are associated with the NGO said that they were targeted for the human rights work they have done is past several years.
Source
The Hindu