The alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, Christian Michel, on Friday moved an application in the Patiala House Court seeking a special cell in the Tihar Jail.
This development comes after Michel was sent to judicial custody till December 28 by a Delhi court on Wednesday.
Michel arrived in New Delhi on December 5 after being extradited to India from Dubai. He was later sent to Central Bureau of Investigation custody.
The AgustaWestland chopper deal, finalised during the previous Manmohan Singh-led UPA government, was mired in allegations of kickbacks. 54-year-old Michel is an accused in the case along with some others, including former Air Chief SP Tyagi.
According to the Enforcement Directorate charge sheet filed in a court here two years back, Michel had received kickbacks to the tune of 30 million Euros from AgustaWestland for the deal involving a purchase of 12 VIP helicopters. The deal, signed in 2007, was scrapped in 2013 following the bribery allegations.
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