Achary a false witness created by CBI: Raja

December 23, 2011 12:02

More details on Raja and Achary.

The former Telecom Minister and the key accused in the 2G scam, today accused the CBI in a Delhi court of making his ex-aide Aseervatham Achary a "false witness" to depose against him.

"He has been created as a false witness and this is my ultimate case," senior advocate Sushil Kumar, who is defending Raja, contended before Special CBI Judge O P Saini.

Achary, Raja's former additional private secretary and a key CBI witness in the case, in his deposition gave details of how Raja was in regular touch with other accused corporate honchos and their companies which were granted spectrum in violation of law.

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