Summary:
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed the bail plea, which was rejected by Special Judge Arvind Kumar. New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case. The CBI argued the charge sheet against the accused, including Michel, has been filed and proceedings have started. The ED and the CBI had filed charge sheets in the bribery cases in courts and non-bailable warrants had been issued against the accused. The others named in the charge sheet included Giuseppe Orsi, former chief of Italian defence and aerospace major Finmeccanica, and Bruno Spagnolini, former CEO of AgustaWestland, apart from middlemen Michel, Haschke and Gerosa..