Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi on Saturday got relief from the Commonwealth of Dominica where he was charged with illegal entry by the police. The prosecution of Dominica decided to withdraw/discontinue the legal proceedings in the illegal entry case against him. “Choksi is pleased that the Dominican Government has today dropped […]
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Dominica High Court denies bail to Mehul Choksi, cites several reasons including flight risk
In a major setback to fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, Dominica High Court has denied bail saying that he has no ties to Dominica and the court cannot impose any conditions which will assure it that he wouldn’t abscond. Dominica High Court also pointed out how Choksi proposed that he will stay […]
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Dominica PM terms Mehul Choksi ‘Indian citizen’, says courts will decide on fugitive’s future
Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit termed fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi as an “Indian citizen” and stated that the courts will decide what happens to the fugitive. He added that the government will protect the rights of Choksi as he awaits trial. Currently, Choksi has got interim relief from immediate repatriation to India by the Dominican court, […]
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Dominica opposition slams PM Skerrit over Mehul Choksi episode, demands full investigation
The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Dominica House of Assembly, Lennox Linton, on Monday slammed Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s government and issued a strong statement on the entire episode of India-born businessman Mehul Choksi, saying ‘no law, no constitution’ lives in the country. “‘No Law, No Constitution’ and Dominica’s deteriorating international image,” Linton said […]