Belgium’s Antwerp Court of Appeal has advised the government to approve Mehul Choksi’s extradition to India on six of seven charges linked to the ₹13,000 crore PNB fraud. The court found legal reciprocity and no risk of unfair trial or torture, but excluded the charge of evidence tampering as it is not punishable under Belgian law. Final decision rests with the Belgian government.
New Delhi: The Antwerp Court of Appeal has given a positive advice to the Belgian government to clear fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's extradition on six of the seven counts of alleged charges he is facing in India.
In its advice to the Belgian government on April 3, the 'kamer van inbeschuldiging' (chamber of accusation) of The Antwerp Court of Appeal has said that all the alleged crimes for which Choksi is wanted in India -- criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, forgery or fraud, forgery of accounts, obtaining illegal gains by an official or embezzlement, and criminal misconduct -- are also punishable by Belgian Law fulfilling the condition of reciprocity.
It, however, gave a negative advice on the count of "tampering or destroying of evidence", which is not punishable in Belgium, Ken Witpas, Advocaat-Generaal, Antwerp, told PTI.
According to the procedure in Belgium, the confidential advice has been sent to the government, which will now decide on India's extradition request.
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