The custodial statements of British arms agent Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal, have revealed about how US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton purportedly took up the VVIP chopper deal with then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, leading to a hectic round of lobbying and damage control, reported The Indian Express.
On Saturday, The Indian Express reported that Michel claimed to have lobbied with the Chopper deal then UPA Government when, as he describes it, the deal was “on the edge of the cliff” before it was sealed in 2010. Saturday also marked three years since Michel was extradited from Dubai.
