Ahmed Patel in chopper scam? Never named anyone in charge-sheet, says Michel
Media reports had claimed Michel had named Congress leader Ahmed Patel
Media reports had claimed Michel had named Congress leader Ahmed Patel
Media reports had claimed Michel had named Congress leader Ahmed Patel
Media reports had claimed Michel had named Congress leader Ahmed Patel
A day after the Enforcement Directorate filed a supplementary charge-sheet against Christian Michel in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scam, the alleged middleman moved a Delhi court on Friday, claiming that he has not named anybody before the probe agency. On Thursday, media reports claimed Michel had named Ahmed Patel, a key aide to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, in the charge-sheet.
He also alleged that the Central government was using agencies for a political agenda.
Michel's counsel claimed that the copy of the charge-sheet was provided to the media before it was provided to Michel.
Advocate Aljo K Joseph, who has filed a plea on Michel's behalf, claimed that "he (Michel) never named anyone".
In his plea, Michel has questioned how the charge-sheet was leaked to the media even before its cognisance was taken by the court. The matter will come up for hearing on April 6.