The Belgian court postponed the hearing of the second plea given by the refugeed diamond merchant Mehul Chorsia, demanding his immediate release and attacked his arrest and quoting procedural irregularities.
At the beginning of this month, he was arrested by the Belgian authorities after the official request of the Indian authorities to issue it.
Choksi claims procedural discrepancies during arrest
Choksi, the key accused of £13,500 Crore Punjab National Bank Loan Fraud, claimed that the Belgian authorities had failed to comply with the prescribed legal procedures during its arrest.
In his action before the Belgian Court of Appeal, he also stated that the authorities ignored the proper process and violated its basic rights, which violated the principles of natural justice.
This development comes only a few days after the Belgian court in the same case refused the request of the Chors’ deposit.
Last week, the court in Belgium denied bail -MEHUL CHOKSI.
The three judge Lavička heard arguments in Dutch before she decided to grant a bail.
Chorsi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal told the press agency or that Belgian law allows more bail applications.
“Unfortunately, my client was denied bail today. However, in Belgium, we can ask for a bail as many times as needed.
He also reiterated that the legal team of Choksi would challenge his release for two main reasons-political nature of the case and concerns about his health and treatment in India.
He previously stated that Choksi had worked with Indian investigative agencies and repeatedly offered to join the investigation through video conferences as a result of his health problems.
Previously, the Choksi legal team also pointed out the procedural prerequisites for issuing, including issuing incapable orders since 2018.
Previous attempts to issue Choksi from Dominica failed and Choksi underwent medical treatment in Antigua before traveling to Belgium for cancer, Aggarwal said.
Another date of hearing has not been announced yet.
(Tagstotranslate) Mehul Choksi
