Alleged middleman Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, received money from other defence deals as well which was to be probed, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday told a Delhi court, which sent the accused to judicial custody.<\/p>\n
The agency told special judge Arvind Kumar that Michel had received 24.25 million euros and 1,60,96,245 pounds from AgustaWestland deal.\u201cDuring the interrogation, it was observed that he had also received money from other defence deals, which the ED will enquire,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has been brought to this court through rigorous extradition proceedings. His fleeing away from justice again cannot be ruled out,\u201d the ED said.In the CBI case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, the court sent Michel to judicial custody till February 27.<\/p>\n
Michel, who was extradited from Dubai recently, was arrested by the ED on December 22 and since then was in the agency\u2019s custody on a court order.The ED\u2019s special public prosecutors, D P Singh and N K Matta, also told the court that the \u201caccused has also routed money through \u2018hawala\u2019 operators for acquiring cash and for the purchase of property.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ED produced Michel before the court on the expiry of his 14-day custodial interrogation and requested the court to send him to judicial custody, claiming that he might flee from justice if left free.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused is a British national and has no roots in India. There is every likelihood that he may abscond from India and evade the process of law, especially in the light of his past conduct.The ED told the court that it had identified Michel\u2019s properties purchased with the proceeds of crime.\u201cHe has given contradictory answers to various questions and he was not able to explain the contradiction,\u201d it said.The agency told the court that the audit report submitted during the trial in an Italian court was appearing to be factually incorrect.\u201cHence, it is required to be seen whether the Italian court had based its decision on the said audit report,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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