Belgian Court Again Denies Bail To Mehul Choksi Ahead Of Extradition Hearing | World News

NEW DELHI: The Belgian Court of Appeal once again rejected bail to the illegal Diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the Crore Rupi Punjab National Bank (PNB) Credit Fraud. The decision comes only days before the return hearing in mid -September. Sources show that the court is persuaded by allegations from the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI) of the Indian Central Investigation Bureau (CBI), which emphasizes the date of legal proceedings of Choksi in the field of more than one judicial. The CBI said that if the guarantee was given, Choksi has a significant flight risk and could potentially escape to another country.

Choksi was arrested in Belgium in April after an official request of the Indian officials. He and his nephew Nirav Modi, the first defendant in the PNB fraud case with fraudulent operations. In addition to this case, Choksi is reportedly requested in connection with other indifferent bank fraud investigations.

Indian adviser Vijay Aggarwal was seen in Antwerp in front of the bail hearing and visited Choksi in custody in April. Following the arrest, Aggarwal announced that Choksi plans to appeal the court’s decision by specifying the deteriorating health and ongoing cancer treatment. Aggarwal, Aggarwal told the moment, “My client is currently in custody. We are planning to appeal by emphasizing that it does not pose a medical condition and flight risk.” He said.

At a press conference in Delhi, Aggarwal summarized the defense strategy of opposing the return of the return for two main reason: the politically motivated nature of the case and concerns about Choksi’s medical treatment in India. The authority argued that Choksi could violate human rights due to insufficient health and potential political harassment.

Aggarwal stressed that Choksi was not officially announced and cooperated with Indian investigation agencies. Choksi’nin, said he could not travel because of health problems, said that he had repeatedly participated in the investigations through the video conference. “It is almost willing to participate in the investigation. Various applications have been presented to facilitate this, but its medical situation prevents her from returning to India.”

The defense also emphasized the procedure requirements for extradition, including export of irrevocable warrants dating back to 2018. Aggarwal, previously unsuccessful refund attempts from Dominika to refund attempts referred to and Choksi’nin Belgium’a before going to Antigua’da said he received cancer treatment, he said.

Choksi faces charges under various parts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including the provisions of the Criminal Conspiracy, Cheat and Corruption and Corruption Prevention Law. These crimes are accepted as crimes in accordance with the Belgian law, thus ensuring the application of the bilateral guilt of the return agreement in India’s request.

In addition, the CBI referred to the United Nations Removal Crime (UNTOC) and the United Nations Anti -Corruption Convention (UNCAC) to strengthen its defense of extradition.