PTI, NEW DELHI: The CBI Wednesday told a Delhi court that an Italian court order that there was no evidence of corruption in the case relating to AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal was “full of error” and will not hold in Indian courts.
The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) made this submission in the court which sent Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the graft-tainted chopper deal, to judicial custody till December 28 after the CBI said he was not required for further custodial interrogation that had lasted 14 days.
The court also reserved for December 22 its order on Michel’s bail plea.
Michel was produced before Special Judge Arvind Kumar on expiry of his 4-day CBI custody–the third spell–and the probe agency said he was not required for further custodial interrogation.
In his bail application, the accused told the court through his advocate Aljo K Joseph that he was cooperating with the investigation throughout last several years and also during his 14-day CBI custody, which ended today.
He contended that the CBI was carrying out the proceedings against him with the same facts and the same accusations that the Italian Court had arrived at a finding of acquittal.
