The U.S. is following reports of the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and encourages a fair legal process, a State Department spokesperson said on March 25 after Germany's reaction to the case sparked a protest from India.
Mr. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 22 on corruption charges that his party rejects, a month before general elections. "We encourage a fair, transparent, and timely legal process for Chief Minister Kejriwal," the U.S. spokesperson said in response to an emailed query about the case, in which India summoned a German envoy on Saturday to protest against his government's remarks about the arrest.
Asked about the arrest at a government press conference on Friday, Sebastian Fischer, spokesperson for Germany's foreign office said that like anyone else facing accusations, Mr. Kejriwal was entitled to a fair and impartial trial. "We assume and expect that the standards relating to the independence of the judiciary and basic democratic principles will also be applied in this case," he said.
