ED to share evidence against Mehul Choksi with Dominican court on June 2
ED will convince Dominican court that Choksi is a wanted accused in India since January 2018 and that based on red corner notice issued against him by Interpol, he should be deported back to India immediately
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Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will file an affidavit citing details of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi s involvement in the PNB scam before the Dominican Court on Wednesday. The agency will also prove his Indian credentials and request the Dominican authorities to deport him to India at the earliest, a top government official said.
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has claimed that Choksi may have taken his girlfriend to Dominica on a romantic trip before getting caught.
The court passed the order after Mehul Choksi s legal team in Dominica filed a habeas corpus petition and pointed out that he was denied legal rights and was not permitted to meet his lawyers initially
Dominica Court Stops Mehul Choksi’s Extradition To India
The High Court of Justice in Dominica restrained the authorities from removing Choksi till further orders and listed the matter for hearing on Friday.
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A Dominican court has ruled out the deportation of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi from the Caribbean island country till further orders, local media reported.
The court’s order came on a petition filed by the lawyers of Choksi, who was detained in Dominica for illegal entry .