Christian Michel extradition should be left to UAE judicial system: Envoy

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The extradition of Christian Michel, a British national and alleged middleman wanted by Indian investigative agencies in the Rs 3,600-crore AugustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case, should be left to the UAE's judicial system, the UAE envoy to India said Thursday.
Responding to a question on whether the British citizen can be extradited to India, which is a third country, UAE ambassador to India Ahmed Albanna said "I don't know. There is a legal system, there are agreements signed between UAE and India, there is a legal system, we believe in our judicial system."
Earlier this month, a top Dubai court upheld a lower court's order to consider the possibility of extraditing Michel
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First Published: Nov 29 2018 | 10:45 PM IST