India says UN panel s conclusion on VVIP chopper scam accused Michel are biased allegations ANI | Updated: Feb 26, 2021 23:46 IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): India on Friday rejected a United Nations panel s call to release Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AugustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, on the grounds that the conclusions drawn by the panel are based on limited information and biased allegations.
In a statement Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that the government of India provided timely information on this issue to the Working Group in June 2020, on their request. We have seen selective leaks of the opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the case of Mr Christian James Michel, even before its official release. At the outset we would like to make it clear that the Working Group is not a judicial body, and therefore, its opinions are not legally binding on th
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New Delhi:
Rejecting the opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calling for immediate release of AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case accused British national Christian Michel, India on Friday said the conclusions drawn by the UN panel are based on limited information, biased allegations and an inaccurate understanding of its criminal justice system.
India also made it clear that the Working Group is not a judicial body, and therefore, its opinions are not legally binding on the member states.
AFP on Thursday reported that the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) found that Christian Michel, who has been held in India since December 2018 after being extradited from the United Arab Emirates, was being detained arbitrarily .
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Conclusions drawn by Working Group based on limited information, biased allegations from an unidentified source and on an inaccurate understanding of India’s criminal justice system, says MEA on queries on opinion of Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning Christian Michel.
Rejecting the opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calling for the immediate release of AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case accused British national Christian Michel, India on Friday said the conclusions drawn by the UN panel are based on limited information, biased allegations and an inaccurate understanding of its criminal justice system.
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