22 November 2009,
NEW DELHI: The CBI, which has decided to
close the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi,
has refused to reveal information about
him relating to Bofors payoff case under the RTI Act
on the ground that it will "impede" the prosecution of the accused.
The disclosure "would impede the process of apprehension
and prosecution of accused," the investigating agency said
in reply to a plea under the Right to Information Act.
CBI said as the criminal case against Quattrocchi was
still pending in the trial court and that various other
petitions relating to the case were yet to be disposed
of in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court,
the documents and the information can neither be
provided nor allowed to be inspected.
The CBI's reply came on the RTI application filed by
advocate Ajay Agrawal seeking all documents, notings
and files pertaining to defreezing of Quattrocchi and
his wife's accounts at London.
The lawyer, who has opposed closure of case against
Quattrocchi in the apex court and trial court, had
also sought all information including advices, opinions
and notings of law officers as well as CBI's officers who
allegedly favoured him, leading to withdrawal of the
Red Corner Notice against him in November 2008.
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