Fugital Diamantaire Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium on the basis of the request of Indian authorities in connection with £Case of fraud with a loan of 14,000 crore. The arrest, which took place on Sunday, prepared the soil for a key legal battle with the Belgian courts, while India was pushing for its release, News 18 reported.
Resources in the Indian government on Monday confirmed that the team with more agencies is ready to visit Belgium before the hearing of Chors’ bail, which is expected to take place next week. Officers of the Central Investigation Office (CBI) and the Directorate for Recovery (ED) were reportedly selected to visit Belgium. They complete documentation and coordinate with the Belgian government to perform the procedure for issuing.
CBI issued a formal request for extradition after the localization of Choksi in Belgium early this year. In November 2023 he was awarded his stay in the country.
The arrest was based on two incapable orders issued by the Court of Mumbai-dated 23 May 2018 and 15 June 2021. Chipsi, along with his nephew Nirav Modi, is charged with fraudulent PNB fraudulent letters about corporate letters, causing the Indian banking system. The Indian authorities have already declared him a escaped economic perpetrator (FEO).
A request for bail to be submitted for medical reasons
The Legal team of Choksi is now preparing to question the arrest and release. His lawyer Vijay Aggarwal said CNN-News18 that bail application will be submitted for medical reasons, because Choksi will allegedly undergo cancer treatment. Aggarwal also indicated that the legal challenge would include concerns about human rights and quoted the alleged bad prison conditions in India.
Aggarwal referred to a recent British judgment on Sanjay Bhandari and said, “There are two reasons generally – this is a political case and the client’s human rights will be influenced.” The London Court rejected the request for the issue of India for Bhandari due to the risk of “blackmail and violence” in Indian prisons, especially in Tihar prison.
The Belgian Ministry of Justice confirmed the CNN-Nes18 that the Indian party filed an application for extradition. As the legal proceedings take place, we will emphasize how the Belgian court weighs the Indian demand against the demands of the Choksi to medical vulnerability and concerns about the conditions of custody in India.
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