Big Diplomatic Victory for India: Fugitive Mehul Choksi to be extradited to India confirms Antiguan PM Gaston Browne

News Bharati    25-Jun-2019
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Mumbai, June 25: Soon India will be getting back its fraud criminal businessman Mehul Choksi as Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed Mehul Choksi's citizenship will be revoked. Choksi along with Nirav Modi is the main accused in the Rs 11, 400 crore PNB scam.

 

While speaking to a local newspaper, PM Browne said that Choksi's Antigua and Barbuda citizenship will be revoked soon. “His citizenship was processed; he got through but the reality is his citizenship will be revoked and he will be repatriated to India; so there is recourse. It’s not a case that we are trying to provide any safe harbor for criminals, for those who are involved in financial crimes,” the prime minister was quoted as saying.

“We have to allow for due process. He has a matter before the court and as we said to the Indian Government, criminals have fundamental rights, too, and Choksi has a right to go to court and defend his position. But I can assure you, after he has exhausted all of his legal options, he will be extradited,” said Antigua PM.

Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court has directed lawyers of Choksi to submit his latest medical reports to a team of specialists by next Monday.

The team of specialists led by the Enforcement Directorate will verify medical reports of Choksi by doctors from JJ Hospital. They will then take a call on whether he can be brought to India via air ambulance.

The next hearing in the matter has been scheduled for July 10.