MUMBAI: Antigua and Barbuda Government has declared its commitment to possess Mehul Choksi repatriated to India as mystery continues to surround over the individuality of this girl who’d allegedly enticed the fugitive jeweller using a honey trap.
“My government stands with its petition for Dominica to extradite Choksi back into India where he remains a citizen.
Rather than devoting himself to a enquiry as demanded by legislation, he employed the courts to keep the revocation of his citizenship,” Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Geston Browne told TOI on Tuesday night (IST).
“Choksi altered his attorney to a renowned member of their UPP; former attorney general under the UPP, Justin Simon.
We’ve got it on reliable authority that the UPP had sworn Choksi security, for campaign financing,” the Prime Minister said mounting assault on the opposition United Progressive Party.
“This is the reason why they’re so vehement, he shouldn’t be gleaned from Dominica to India, back to Antigua where he would continue to hide behind the constitutional protections of citizenship” On October 14, 2019, the Antigua Government declared the citizenship of Choksi.
According to an arrangement in possession of TOI, the revocation of the citizenship has been changed on the grounds of”Wilful concealment of material false or facts representation to strengthen your program for Declaration of Antigua and Barbuda.” Browne ignored the proposal that sending Choksi back to India from Dominica will be a breach of his faith.
“The promise that my petition to the government of Dominica to deport him straight into India is in breach of Choksi’s inherent rights, is foolish.
Choksi loves no such appropriate in Dominica as an illegal alien and because he’s not in the authority of Antigua & Barbuda,” we’ve got no authority over him and consequently couldn’t violate his constitutional rights by requesting for his lead deportation to India to face charges against him” that the Prime Minister clarified the purpose asserting,”My government has acted with probity and now we continue to collaborate with the authorities of India and also Dominica, to get him deported straight to India.” Meanwhile, there are various theories regarding the girl who had been spotted with Choksi.
1 claim is that she’s honey-trapped.
Another variant is that she had been an energetic member of their abduction group who’ferried Choksi into Dominica.’ There are claims that she’s an Indian representative.
Asked about intellect on the mystery girl, Browne said his administration does not have any understanding about this.
“I do not understand anything about the girl who apparently was along with him.
Choksi maintained she enticed him to abduction in her residence,” he explained.
Choksi lawyer prohibits political linksLater at the nighttime time, Choksi’s Antiga-based attorney Justin Simon stated he wasn’t conscious of any connection between the Indian diamantaire and UPP.
“I had been appointed Attorney General under the UPP government and served for 10 years in April 2004.
I continue to encourage the Party but I’m not yet an Executive or some Constituency Branch member.
I’m unaware of any connection between Mr Choksi along with also the UPP or of some financial contribution by Mr Choksi since the PM asserts, nor has there ever been any guarantee of security.
“The UPP has just said that the judicial procedure ought to be permitted to continue and the authorities should honor his constitutional and legal rights.
In my opinion, the PM’s rash statements undermine the principle of law, and shows no respect for the judicial procedure.
This was under his government that Mr Choksi acquired citizenship.
“If I question the validity of the grant today it has been made public that through the application procedure, Mr Choksi was under evaluation in India? The PM’s glibness of tongue within this critical issue is cause of speculation and even trouble,” Simmon explained in an announcement to TOI.