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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.

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.

12 yrs since FIR, 3 yrs since 3rd chargesheet—crawling pace of CBI probe in AgustaWestland scam

The Supreme Court Tuesday granted accused British national Christian Michel James bail, a little more than six years after the CBI took him in custody on extradition from the UAE in 2018.

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 Michel questioned in Tihar, asked to name ‘prominent politicians’

The Enforcement Directorate, however, refuted the charge, saying an investigation is an ongoing process & there are many questions that arise during the process.

No interim bail for Christian Michel, Delhi HC says his Covid-19 fear is unfounded

Delhi High Court notes that AgustaWestland scam accused Christian Michel is a ‘flight risk’ as he had fled from Italy after knowing of his possible arrest.

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’.

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.

Never named anyone, says accused Christian Michel on ED’s AgustaWestland charge sheet

In a plea before a Delhi court, Michel also accuses Modi government of using the ED, other investigating agencies for political purposes.

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