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In the Assange case, which is currently the subject of appeal, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser had ruled that extradition would be “oppressive by reason of mental harm” as the Australian activist could commit suicide.
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Nirav Modi s lawyers also claim that he would not receive a fair trial in India
London: Nirav Modi s lawyer raised a British court s judgment blocking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US on mental health grounds, as the embattled diamond merchant appeared via videolink before a court here on Thursday for day one of a two-day hearing of final submissions in his fight against being extradited to India.
UK Court Extends Nirav Modi s Remand Till January 7
The final hearings in the extradition case are scheduled over two days, on January 7 and 8 next year.
Nirav Modi. Photo: Nirav Modi Jewels/Facebook
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London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the US $ 2 billion (estimated) Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, was further remanded in custody until January 7, on Tuesday by a UK court hearing his extradition case.
The 49-year-old businessman, who has been behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest last year, following India’s extradition request for him, appeared via videolink for a routine 28-day remand hearing on Tuesday before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London.
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Nirav Modi s remand in UK extended till January 7
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The 49-year-old has been behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest last year following India s extradition request for the diamond merchant wanted in connection with the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.
He concluded that he considered himself bound by the previous UK court rulings in the extradition case of former Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya.
London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi appeared via videolink for a routine 28-day remand hearing on Tuesday before Westminster Magistrates Court in London, where he was further remanded in custody until January 7 in the new year to conclude hearings in his extradition case.
UK court extends Nirav Modi s remand till Jan 7
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Send Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in connection with the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, was on Tuesday further remanded in custody until January 7 by a UK court hearing his extradition case.
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The 49-year-old businessman, who has been behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest last year following India s extradition request for him, appeared via videolink for a routine 28-day remand hearing on Tuesday before Westminster Magistrates Court in London.
The final hearings in the extradition case are scheduled over two days, on January 7 and 8 next year, when District Judge Samuel Goozee is scheduled to hear closing arguments from both sides before he hands down his judgment a few weeks later. At the last full heari