New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a letter to Interpol seeking extradition of Christian Michel in connection with the AgustaWestland Chopper Scam.
Christian is believed to be the key middleman in the chopper scam and he was recently tracked down in Dubai.
Sources said the extradition request was sent after both ED and CBI got a Red Corner Notice issued against him.
It was learnt that once the extradition request is processed by the Union Home Ministry, it will be forwarded to the designated court in Dubai by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Delhi.
The scam, which came in to limelight in 2013, revealed that several Indian politicians and military officials were 'accused' of accepting bribes from company called AgustaWestland to secure the bid for US$610 million deal of AW101 helicopters for VVIP duties.
Christian is facing charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, illegal gratification and abuse of official position for allegedly acting as a middleman to influence the decision to purchase the VVIP choppers.
The deal in which allegations of Rs 3600-crore bribe were leveled has been scrapped by the government in 2013.
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