In the AgustaWestland helicopter deal bribery case, the CBI is now focusing on the money trail involving kickbacks worth 50 million Euros spread across eight countries.
The agency has so far received complete compliance report of letters Rogatory from Italy and part compliance from Tunisia, UK, Switzerland and British Virgin Islands. The agency has not received any response to the letters Rogatory (judicial request) from Mauritius, United Arab Emirate (UAE) and Singapore.
A two-member CBI team had earlier this month visited Italy and got the relevant information in the AugustaWestland VVIP Helicopter deal case from key police and legal officials, who had probed the graft allegations there.
On a question whether CBI has also recorded the statements of former Finmeccanica Chief Giuseppe Orsi and former CEO of Bruno Spagnolini, both convicted by an Italian court, in connection with its probe, CBI officials maintained silence but they said the visit has given a “new impetus” to the probe.
The case is now being probed by a SIT headed by an Additional Director of the agency.
The CBI had sent letters Rogatory to eight countries — Italy, the United Kingdom, British Virgin Island, Tunisia, Switzerland, Singapore, the UAE and Mauritius.