{"id":54064,"date":"2018-09-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=54064"},"modified":"2018-09-19T14:00:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T08:30:08","slug":"agustawestland-scam-christian-michel-middleman-to-be-extradited-orders-uae-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/agustawestland-scam-christian-michel-middleman-to-be-extradited-orders-uae-court","title":{"rendered":"AgustaWestland scam: Christian Michel, middleman to be extradited, orders UAE court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"214\" data-attachment-id=\"54065\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/agustawestland-scam-christian-michel-middleman-to-be-extradited-orders-uae-court\/thequint%2f2018-09%2f363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c25374%2faugusta\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/thequint2F2018-092F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c253742FAugusta.jpg?fit=959%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"959,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"thequint%2F2018-09%2F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c25374%2FAugusta\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/thequint2F2018-092F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c253742FAugusta.jpg?fit=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/thequint2F2018-092F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c253742FAugusta.jpg?fit=640%2C214&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/thequint2F2018-092F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c253742FAugusta.jpg?resize=640%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/thequint2F2018-092F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c253742FAugusta.jpg?w=959&amp;ssl=1 959w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/thequint2F2018-092F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c253742FAugusta.jpg?resize=150%2C50&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/thequint2F2018-092F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c253742FAugusta.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/thequint2F2018-092F363d9047-1499-4522-a399-724607c253742FAugusta.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW DELHI:\u00a0A court in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered the extradition of\u00a0\u00a0Christian Michel the\u00a0middleman\u00a0alleged in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland\u00a0VVIP chopper deal case.\u00a0Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the alleged kickbacks paid to swing the deal to buy 12 VVIP choppers in favour of AgustaWestland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michel, a British national, is wanted in India for allegedly organising bribes in exchange for a 2007 contract for VVIP helicopters for the purchase of 12 luxury helicopters for use by top leaders.\u00a0He was detained in the UAE in June but was granted bail the following month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michel, a UK national, was arrested last year by UAE authorities after a request from India to extradite him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rs 3,600 crore AugustaWestland deal is under the scanner over allegations of irregularities on account and\u00a0is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI:\u00a0A court in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered the extradition of\u00a0\u00a0Christian Michel the\u00a0middleman\u00a0alleged in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland\u00a0VVIP chopper deal case.\u00a0Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the alleged kickbacks paid to swing the deal to buy 12 VVIP choppers in favour of AgustaWestland. 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