A Delhi court ordered the release of British arms dealer Christian Michel James from money laundering charges tied to the infamous Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam on Saturday (December 20), citing his completion of the maximum seven-year sentence. While he remains in CBI custody for the main corruption case, with a similar plea pending, James expressed relief, vowing to cooperate in trials. Extradited from Dubai in 2018, his partial freedom marks a twist in one of India’s longest-running defense scandals.






