Christian Michel was extradited from the UAE in December 2018 in connection with alleged involvement in irregularities in the 2010 deal to acquire 12 AgustaWestland helicopters worth 556.2 million euros. He is facing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) probes. The Delhi high court on Friday denied bail to Michel.
Michel is among the three alleged middlemen being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a money laundering case. He moved the high court challenging the June 18, 2021, order of a trial court refusing him bail. The lower court said the stage was not fit to grant him bail at that stage. Justice Manoj Ohri dismissed his bail pleas in both cases.
The ED has accused Michel of being uncooperative and has said that since he is a foreigner, he may flee. Michel’s lawyer has told the court that his client has been in custody for over two years and eight months and should be released on bail.
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