Vigilance refuses to reveal bar case expense details

THRISSUR: The amount spent for the lawyer and for legal advice in the bar bribery case cannot be revealed, according to the office of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Director. To a RTI query by P B Satheesh of the Nerkazhcha Human Rights Protection Committee, the office said the details of the legal expenses could not be given as an investigation was on into the case. In his petition, Satheesh sought details of the expenses for the legal advice and the fees given to eminent lawyer Kabil Sibal, who appeared for the Vigilance Department in the case at the Kerala High Court.