ST JOHN’S (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA):
Top legal officers in Antigua and Barbuda will discuss whether jeweller Mehul Choksi, accused in the Punjab National Bank scam case, can be extradited to India, sources said. Antigua and Barbuda’s attorney general Steadroy Benjamin said he is planning to discuss the possible extradition of Choksi with the island nation’s head of public prosecution, Anthony Armstrong.
“We expect the DPP back shortly, if not by tomorrow, then certainly by Monday and as soon as he returns I intend to meet with him so we can discuss this extradition matter,” Mr Benjamin was quoted by as saying by the Antigua Observer newspaper.
India is trying hard to bring back Choksi from Antigua under the provision of a law of the island nation, which provides for extradition of a fugitive to a designated Commonwealth country.
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