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Helicopters and justice. AgustaWestland kickbacks in India: former Finmeccanica CEO’s advisor defends himself

Milan, Italy - Christian Michel accuses the other indicted Guido Haschke of having built fake evidence against him

Christian Michel, AgustaWestland and Finmeccanica’s advisor for the delivery of 12 AW-101 helicopters to the Indian Government, was interviewed by “Reuters” about the trial on alleged kickbacks to clinch the deal with the Asian country. The English manager is considered to be close to former Finmeccanica president and CEO Giuseppe Orsi, sentenced to two years for international bribery (for details see A...

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Rome, Italy, 11/19/2014 13:27
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