New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Indian authorities said on Wednesday they have not received any communication from the UAE regarding the extradition order of British national Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, even as they claimed that a court there had ruled that he can be extradited.
"The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not received any communication regarding Michel's extradition from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)," CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said here.
The MEA is the agency concerned that gets notified about the proceedings regarding any wanted persons in other countries. It then informs the investigating agencies in the country.
The CBI official's remarks came amid the media reports that a United Arab Emirates (UAE) court has ordered the extradition of Michel to India in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.
Official sources also said that the UAE has not communicated to MEA yet on extradition of Michel.
It is learnt that the UAE government had approached the court late last month asking if Michel, a British national, can be extradited to a third country
