Christian Michelle James
Christian Mitchell James, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland case, on Friday offered to ‘complete his sentence’ and leave India instead of going out on bail due to ‘security risk’. James gave this argument to Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Christian Mitchell James, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland money laundering case of Rs 3,600 crore.
Court gave bail in ED case
After getting relief in the cases of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the special court imposed the necessary bail conditions to release James on bail. On March 4, the Delhi High Court granted him bail in the ED case and asked Mitchell to fulfill the necessary bail conditions.
What did the judge ask James?
Earlier, the Supreme Court on February 18 granted bail to British citizen Michelle under the conditions of a subordinate court in a case of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The judge asked James on Friday, ‘How are you now? In the last two months, God has been kind to you. You have got bail in both cases.
My safety threatened- James
James, however, said, ‘Delhi is just a big jail. My family cannot come to me. My safety is in danger. I would like to leave my sentence and leave the country. The judge asked Mitchell how he could stay in jail when he was granted bail.
I can’t take bail- James
Mitchell said, ‘I cannot take bail. This is unsafe. Every time I get out of Tihar Jail, something happens. ‘ On the aspect of submission of bail bonds, Mitchell said, “How can a person who has been in jail for six years can present local guards?”
Can you not find a safe house in Delhi- Judge
When Mitchell said that he does not want to be released on bail due to security reasons, the judge asked, ‘Can you not find a safe house in Delhi?’ After this, Michelle ‘offered to tell personalizing with her about the incident with her during her admission to AIIMS.
Was extradited in 2018
Mitchell was extradited from Dubai in December 2018 and was later arrested by CBI and ED. Mitchell is one of the alleged three middlemen in the case. Guido Hashke and Carlo Gerosa are the other two middlemen.
What is AgustaWestland case
The CBI chargesheet alleged that on February 8, 2010, the deal for the supply of VVIP helicopter worth 55.62 million euros was caused by an estimated loss of 39.82 million euros (about Rs 2,666 crore) to the government treasury. In June 2016, the ED had alleged in a charged chargesheet against Mitchell in a case related to money laundering that he had received three crore euros (about Rs 225 crore) from AgustaWestland. (With language input)
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