Bofors case: CBI helping Quattrocchi, advocate tells SC
The CBI is "helping" Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors case, after the UPA government came into power in 2004, an advocate on Friday alleged in the Supreme Court.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI : The CBI is "helping" Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors case, after the UPA government came into power in 2004, an advocate on Friday alleged in the Supreme Court.
"It is ex-facie clear that the CBI is helping Quattrocchi ever since the change of guards at the Centre after the General Elections in 2004 in the country and at every step CBI is facilitating Quattrocchi so that he may go free from the Bofors investigation," advocate Ajay Agrawal said in an affidavit.
The advocate, who had filed an application questioning government's effort in securing the foreign national's extradition from Argentina after he was detained on February 6, 2007, said the El Dorado court declined India's request as the original arrest order of 1997 by a court here was not produced by the CBI.
He was responding to the order passed by the Argentinian court, the translated copy of which was provided to him by the Centre.
While the advocate was making allegations against the CBI, ASG Gopal Subramanium told a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan that wild charges cannot be levelled.
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"If he is aggrieved by any order he should file a substantial petition," the ASG said. He said non-existence of any extradition treaty with Argentina came in the way of getting back Quattrocchi, who was detained on February 6, 2007 at the Iguazu International Airport on the basis of a Red Corner notice issued by
Interpol and later released on bail on February 23, 2007.
Quattrocchi, 69, walked to freedom after the El Dorado court rejected India's plea for his extradition on June 8, 2007. He has not yet appeared in any of the hearings in the Indian court.
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