An Italian appeals court on Monday acquitted Giuseppe Orsi, the former president of Defence and aerospace giant Finmeccanica, over charges of alleged bribes paid in exchange for the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal to sell 12 AgustaWestland helicopters to the Indian Government.
Milan’s third court of appeal also acquitted Bruno Spagnolini, former CEO of the company’s helicopters subsidiary AgustaWestland, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
Meanwhile in Delhi, senior CBI officials said the Italian court order won’t affect its case against the accused as it is based on an independent investigation with strong evidence. “We have a very strong case,” CBI Spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said.