Belgium’s top court clears Mehul Choksi’s extradition to India

Fugitive Mehul Choksi. File pic

The highest court of Belgium - Court of Cassation - has rejected the appeal of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi against India's extradition request, while endorsing a lower court's view that there are no grounds for his claims of flagrant denial of justice, torture or inhuman and degrading treatment in India, according to the order released on Wednesday.

Imposing costs of Euros 104 on Choksi, the court upheld the view of the Indictment Chamber of Antwerp Court of Appeal.

India had sent an extradition request to Belgium on August 27, 2024.

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