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Topic: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case: Court dismisses Christian Michel’s extradition papers pleas

Special CBI judge notes AgustaWestland accused must already have documents he is seeking from investigating agency; CBI calls pleas a delaying tactic.

Quashing plea by AgustaWestland accused, Delhi HC flags ‘disturbing trend’ of media sensationalism

Judgment says even the most innocuous remarks by the court, which may or may not be connected with the case being heard, are sometimes reported to merely create sensation.

VVIP chopper scam: Christian Michel refuses to accept bail in fresh twist, says Delhi unsafe for him

Delhi High Court granted the British national bail, earlier on Tuesday, considering his prolonged incarceration of over six years since his extradition to India from the UAE.

Middleman Christian Michel gets bail in AgustaWestland chopper ‘scam’. Why HC saw case as ‘exceptional’

The British national has been in custody since December 2018. The money laundering case being probed by ED stems from a case filed by the CBI in March 2013.

SC gives bail to chopper deal accused Christian James held in 2018, asks CBI why it wants further custody

The British national had moved apex court after Delhi HC turned down his bail plea last September. In previous years, trial court, HC and SC had dismissed several of his bail pleas.

AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel moves Delhi HC for bail citing Covid-19 threat

Michel says he’s 59 years old and has ‘pre-existing’ health conditions, and keeping him locked up would amount to ‘violation of human rights’.

Delhi Court rejects Christian Michel’s bail pleas in CBI, ED cases in AgustaWestland scam

Christian Michel is among the three alleged middlemen being probed by the ED and the CBI. He was extradited from Dubai in December last year.

AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel’s business partner summoned by Delhi court

David Nigel John Syms, an accused in the AgustaWestland case, is co-director of two firms along with Christian Michel. The firms have also been named in the chargesheet.

AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel wants a week’s bail for Easter

Christian Michel moves bail plea in a Delhi court, submitting he ‘wishes to attend the holy mass on the Easter day’. His plea will be heard Thursday.

AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel identified ‘AP’ as Ahmed Patel, says ED

According to the ED chargesheet, Michel identified the initials in a budget sheet, which states "30 million euros were paid to Air Force officers, bureaucrats and politicians".

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