ED asserts  Delhi court in AgustaWestland deal,  'Fixer' Christian Michel has named
ED asserts Delhi court in AgustaWestland deal, 'Fixer' Christian Michel has named "Mrs Gandhi"
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The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday stated Delhi's Patiala House Court that the alleged fixer in the AgustaWestland case Christian Michel has named 'Mrs Gandhi' but in what reference can't be said right now.as news agency ANI reported. Michel has also opened about 'the son of the Italian lady' and how he is going to become the 'next prime minister of the nation.

According to reports of ANI , in Agusta Westland case Delhi's Patiala House Court sent alleged middleman Christian Michel to seven-day ED remand.

ED in Delhi's Patiala House court told , "We need to decipher who the “big man” referred to as “R” is in the communication between Christian Michel and other people. We need to confront Michel with other people to decipher who “the big man” or “R” is".

The ED also told the court that Michel has recognized how the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was detached from the deal and was soon after offered to Tata in its place. The law enforcement agency has sought prohibit on the admission of Michel's lawyer to him alleging that he is being instructor from outside.

 On the other hand the grand old Congress party has claimed that there is stress on Michel to name a particular Gandhi family.

"There is pressure on Michel to name a particular family, why is the chowkidaar trying to pressurize the govt agencies to name a family? BJP scriptwriters are working overtime," Congress spokesperson RPN Singh was uoted by Zee news as saying.

Reports also suggested that the decision on granting of consular access to the British High Commission for Christian Michel has not been taken so far, as sources confirmed. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)  had, on December 10, agreed to the British High Commission's call for consular access to the British citizen.

Meanwhile Michel reportedly has access to his officially permitted counsel and has been speaking to his family, in line with the orders from a Delhi court on December 11.

Worth mention here The Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter agreements was finalized during former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's tenure. He was caught up in allegations of kickbacks. The 54-year-old Michel is a prime accused in the case along with former India's Air Force Chief, Air Marshal SP Tyagi, among others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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