The Antwerp Court of Appeal has given a positive advice to the Belgian government to clear fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's extradition on six of the seven counts of alleged charges he is facing in India. According to the procedure in Belgium, the confidential advice has been sent to the government, which will now decide on India's extradition request. It said that there is an applicable legal base for extradition between the Belgium and India, he said. India sent an extradition request to Belgium on August 27, 2024, based on arrest warrants issued by the special court in Mumbai. Dismissing Choksi's appeal against the district court, the Court of Appeals had held that the businessman failed to provide "concretely plausible" evidence of a "genuine risk" of torture or denial of justice.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2026 06:47 UTC