A British national accused in a high-profile money laundering case has refused to accept bail granted to him by an Indian court, claiming he does not feel safe outside prison.
Christian Michel James, who was extradited from Dubai in 2018, is alleged to have been the middleman in a multi-million-dollar bribery scandal related to the AgustaWestland helicopter deal. He has spent more than six years in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail awaiting trial and was recently granted bail by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court.
