Fugitive Mehul 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.

Choksi, 65, was arrested by Antwerp police on April 11, based on an extradition request sent by the CBI, and has been lodged in prison since then. (HT Archives)

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.