Choksi moves Belgian court against extradition

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has filed an appeal before the Belgian Supreme Court against his extradition ordered by the Antwerp court of appeals last month based on a request by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Belgian law officer said.

- Neeraj Chauhan

Choksi, lodged in a prison in Antwerp since his arrest in April, moved the Belgian Court of Cassation (equivalent of India’s Supreme Court) on October 30.

Antwerp’s attorney general, Ken Witpas, told HT in an email on Monday: “Last October 30th Mr. Choksi filed an appeal against the decision of October the 17th. This appeal is strictly limited to legal merits and will be judged by the Court of Cassation. During this procedure, the execution of the extradition is suspended.”