AgustaWestland chopper scam News
The lawyer had said that Michel’s case is that under sections 8 and 9 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the maximum sentence is five years and he has undergone nearly four years.
Special Judge Arvind Kumar refused to grant the relief to Michel.
Special Judge Arvind Kumar said he would pronounce order at 4pm after hearing argument of lawyers from both sides.
The Enforcement Directorate Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, before a Delhi court. Watch this video to know more.
Michel's lawyer had filed a bail application saying the CBI and ED had not filed charge sheet against him within the stipulated time frame of 60 days.
On Thursday, Michel had moved an application before a special CBI court, seeking permission to make international calls to family, friends and his lawyers.
The CBI court has now asked the jail superintendent to submit a report in the matter on January 14.
According to Antony, the former UPA government initiated a prob whenever media reports talked about corruption in any deal.
Party spokesperson Sambit Patra said Congress leaders are having sleepless nights since the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam was extradited to India.
Christian Michel was brought to India late Tuesday night following his extradition by the UAE in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper scam case.
PM Narendra Modi has said that the extradition of Christian Michel from UAE is a massive achievement in the case.
BJP has said that the extradition of Christian Michel - the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam - is a major achievement for the Narendra Modi government.
A deal to purchase 12 VIP helicopters from an Italian company went horribly wrong after allegations of kickbacks surfaced.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday challenged the bail given to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi, who was arrested on December 9 in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper bribery scam.
PM Modi has also highlighted various schemes of his government such Mudra Yojna at the rally.
Tyagi has been named in the FIR in the chopper deal along with 13 others including his brothers -- Sanjeev, Rajeev and Sandeep -- and European middlemen Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa.
AgustaWestland`s Rs 3,600 crore contract for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force had been scrapped by the previous UPA regime.
Tyagi would be confronted today with fresh evidence and documents obtained by CBI.
The Italian court has described this Signora as the "driving force" behind the helicopter scam, the RSS mouthpiece said.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday hit out at former Defence Minister AK Antony for his remarks on chopper scam, claiming that he was speaking from the mindset of ten years of UPA rule when "they were dictating the CBI" even as he asserted that the Narendra Modi government does not interfere in the functioning of the probe agency.
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