Overview
- Belgium’s Court of Cassation dismissed Choksi’s Oct. 30 appeal, a decision confirmed by spokesperson Henri Vanderlinden.
- The Antwerp Court of Appeal had ruled India’s arrest warrants enforceable and found no genuine risk of torture or denial of justice if he is returned.
- Judges rejected assertions of political prosecution and an alleged 2021 abduction in Antigua as insufficiently supported by evidence.
- India’s assurances detailed custody in Barrack No. 12 at Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail with specified medical care and basic facilities, addressing human-rights concerns.
- Choksi remains jailed in Antwerp following his April 11 arrest on India’s request, and formal extradition steps can now move forward with only narrow legal options remaining.