Friday, June 15, 2007
CBI didn't have valid warrant against Quattrochi
It now appears that if the CBI had been serious in arresting Quattrochi, then it would have got fresh arrest warrant against him after the Delhi HC order in May 2005. This helped in favour of the Bofors prime accused in the Argentine Court.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleges that Quattrocchi, who was once close to late Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi, received kickbacks amounting to $1.4 billion from the now-defunct Swedish arms maker AB Bofors to facilitate the sale of 400 artillery guns to the Indian army in 1986.
The failure to extradite Quattrocchi is an embarrassment for the Congress-led UPA government, which is accused of hiding news of his arrest in Argentina and delaying the Bofors probe.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleges that Quattrocchi, who was once close to late Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi, received kickbacks amounting to $1.4 billion from the now-defunct Swedish arms maker AB Bofors to facilitate the sale of 400 artillery guns to the Indian army in 1986.
The failure to extradite Quattrocchi is an embarrassment for the Congress-led UPA government, which is accused of hiding news of his arrest in Argentina and delaying the Bofors probe.
# posted by uv : 8:52 PM
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