SC denies bail to VVIP chopper scam ‘middleman’ Christian Michel
The apex court said that argument of James that he be released on bail on the ground that he has completed half of maximum sentence in the cases cannot be accepted.
The apex court said that argument of James that he be released on bail on the ground that he has completed half of maximum sentence in the cases cannot be accepted.
A source close to the Briton corroborated that the letter dated November 5 is indeed in Michel's hand-writing.
Michel is currently lodged in Tihar jail in connection with alleged irregularities in the chopper deal.
59 -year-old Michel moved the plea citing his vulnerability to the coronavirus outbreak due to overcrowding in prison. Upholding the Delhi High Court's decision, the top court bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and BR Gavai, rejected Michel's interim bail.
Christian Michel was arrested by the ED on December 22, 2018 after being extradited from Dubai.
Special Judge Arvind Kumar sought the agencies' reply by February 12, when the court will hear the matter.
Addressing a public meeting in Baripada, Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said their secrets are tumbling out and that is why they want to remove the ‘chowkidar’.
A Delhi court on Saturday sent British national Christian James Michel, the middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, to judicial custody.
The ED had earlier claimed that Christian Michel was misusing legal access by passing chits to the advocates asking them how to tackle questions on 'Mrs Gandhi'.
"It is already known that Michel was being pressurised to do so even before he was extradited to India," said Singh citing Michel advocate's July 17 statement, saying the Modi government is forcing Michel to sign a false confessional statement naming Sonia Gandhi in return for complete exoneration.
