Saint John s (Antigua)/New Delhi, May 27
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who has been found in Dominica, will be repatriated to India and Indian authorities are in touch with those in Dominica.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Browne said Dominica had agreed to Choksi s repatriation and Antigua would not accept him back.
Browne said he had requested PM Skerrit and law enforcement in Dominica not to return Choksi to Antigua where he had legal and constitutional protection as citizen. We ve requested that he be detained and to make arrangements with Dominican government to have him returned to India, he said.
Mehul Choksi (Image tweeted by @ians india) New Delhi : Mehul Choksi, who was nabbed by the local police in Cuba, will be repatriated straight to India as Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne told news agency ANI that Antigua will not accept him back.
Browne said he has requested PM Skerrit and law enforcement in Dominica to not return Choksi to Antigua where he has legal and constitutional protection as a citizen, the news agency reported.
He also mentioned that Choksi made a monumental error by fleeing the island. He (Choksi) was found in Dominica. He may have entered the island illegally, possibly by boats. The Dominican government is cooperating with the Antiguan and Indian governments. We have requested Dominican law enforcement agencies to not return him to Antigua where he has legal and constitutional rights as a citizen. We specifically requested them to have Indian law enforcement agencies make necessary arrangements to have him returned directly to India
Synopsis We asked them not to repatriate him to Antigua. He needs to return to India where he can face the criminal charges levelled against him, Antigua News Room, a media outlet, quoted Prime Minister Gaston Browne s interaction with journalists in Antigua and Barbuda.
Dominica has agreed for Mehul Choksi’s repatriation to India: Antigua PM Gaston Browne
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has asked neighbouring Dominica, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi was caught, to hand the diamantaire over to India directly, local media reported.
After news of Choksi s arrest in Dominica came on Tuesday night (local time), Browne told local media that he has given clear instructions to the Dominican authorities to repatriate Choksi to India.
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