{"id":129693,"date":"2021-05-27T15:25:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=129693"},"modified":"2021-05-27T15:25:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:25:24","slug":"court-blocks-mehul-choskis-repatriation-from-dominica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/court-blocks-mehul-choskis-repatriation-from-dominica\/","title":{"rendered":"Court blocks Mehul Choski\u2019s repatriation from Dominica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1877448185\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3601470719\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><strong>Nature Isle News (NIN):\u00a0<\/strong>A battery of lawyers comprising Wayne Norde, Wayne Marsh, Cara Shillingford-Marsh, and Julian Prevost have petitioned the court and obtained an Order in the High Court in Roseau to stop the Chief Immigration Officer from repatriating Indian-born fugitive Mehul Choksi from Dominica.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2114467927\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Choksi was reported missing on Sunday, May 23, 2021, by a family member, sparking a manhunt for him. Local police in Antigua said they were seeking help from local and regional law enforcement counterparts and had asked Interpol to issue a yellow notice list.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1461241421\" class=\"antig-2nd-and-3rd-section\"><\/div>\n<p>The businessman, who took citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda in 2017 using the Citizenship by Investment programme before fleeing India in the first week of January 2018, was last seen on Sunday in his car.<\/p><div id=\"antig-364296162\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-995902603\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-1013352918\" class=\"antig-inside-content-vacancy socialMedia\"><\/div>\n<p>He is wanted in his home country for his alleged involvement in a US multi-billion-dollar bank fraud.<\/p><div id=\"antig-277749039\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-1115943001\" class=\"antig-content\"><\/div>\n<p>The Government of Dominica through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that Choski is in Dominica and they are doing their due diligence before returning him back to Antigua.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<strong>Nature Isle News (NIN)<\/strong>\u00a0Wayne Marsh explained that the police have infringed on the constitutional rights of Choski.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3628928374\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-503402323\" class=\"antig-content_2\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe were denied access to our client and on May 27, 2021, at about 7:30 am I was finally given access to speak to him and noticed that he was severely beaten, his eyes swollen, and had several burnt marks on his body. He reported to me that he was abducted at Jolly Harbour in Antigua and brought to Dominica by persons whom he believes to be Indian and Antiguan police on a vessel he describes to be about 60-70 feet in length and arrived on Sunday in a local he is not familiar with and the following day Monday he was taken by the Coast Guard Police to a location in Roseau,\u201d Marsh stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, while speaking to Mr. Chocki, Inspector Daniel asked them to leave as they were not allowed to speak to him. He described the situation as \u201cquite troubling\u201d given the fact the Choski is a CARICOM citizen.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1798862933\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h1><strong>The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court In the High Court of Justice Commonwealth of Dominica<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>DOM HCV 117 OF 2021<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-2809509508\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>BETWEEN<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEH<\/strong><strong>U<\/strong><strong>L<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>HO<\/strong><strong>KS<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>APPLICANT<\/em><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE ATI<\/strong><strong>O<\/strong><strong>RNEY<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>GENERAL\u00a0<\/strong><strong>O<\/strong><strong>F<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>CO<\/strong><strong>MMONWEALTH OF DOMINI<\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>A<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>CHIEF OF POLI<\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>E<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>RESPONDENTS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Before<\/em><em>:\u00a0<\/em><em>Honourable\u00a0<\/em><em>M<\/em><em>adam\u00a0<\/em><em>Justice M E Birnie\u00a0<\/em><em>Stephenson<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Dated<\/em><em>:\u00a0<\/em><em>27t<\/em><em>h<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>day of\u00a0<\/em><em>May<\/em><em>,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Entered<\/em><em>:<\/em><em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><em>day of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>,\u00a0<em>2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>DRAFT\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>O<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>RDER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UP<\/strong><strong>O<\/strong><strong>N HEAR<\/strong><strong>I<\/strong><strong>NG<\/strong>\u00a0Mr. Julian Prevost, Mr. Wayne Norde, Mrs Cara Shillingford-Marsh and Mr.Wayne Marsh Attorneys at Law for the Applicant<\/p>\n<p><strong>AND UPON\u00a0<\/strong><strong>R<\/strong><strong>EAD<\/strong><strong>I<\/strong><strong>N<\/strong><strong>G<\/strong>\u00a0the Certificate of Urgency and the Exparte Notice of Application and Affidavit in Support of Mrs. Cara Shillingford- Marsh sworn to and filed on behalf of the Applicant on the 271t1 day of May,2021 with exhibits<\/p>\n<p><strong>AND\u00a0<\/strong><strong>U<\/strong><strong>P<\/strong><strong>O<\/strong><strong>N\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Counsel<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Mr. Wayne Norde undertaking to file the sworn affidavit of Mr Mehul Choks<\/p>\n<p><strong>AND UPON<\/strong>\u00a0reading the unsworn affidavit of Mr Mehul Choks<\/p>\n<p><strong>AND UPON<\/strong>\u00a0Consideration of Section 3(3) and 8 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica<\/p>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong><strong>T I<\/strong><strong>S O<\/strong><strong>RDERED<\/strong>\u00a0that:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>That the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Police whether by themselves, their servants, agents and\/or representatives be restrained from depriving the Applicant access to Legal Counsel and \/Legal Representation;<\/li>\n<li>That the applicant be allowed to meet with his Legal Counsel forthwith;<\/li>\n<li>That the defendants be restrained whether by themselves, servants, agents and\/or representatives from removing the applicant from The Commonwealth of Dominica until further or other hearing of this application;<\/li>\n<li>This order is to be served\u00a0<strong><u>i<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>m<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>me<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>d<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>i<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>ately\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>on the Defendants by email and fax and in person, and the Head of Immigration at the Douglas Charles Airport by email and fax;<\/li>\n<li>This matter will be heard urgently at 9:00 AM in the forenoon on\u00a0<strong>Fr<\/strong><strong>i<\/strong><strong>da<\/strong><strong>y 28t<\/strong><strong>h\u00a0<\/strong><strong>M<\/strong><strong>ay<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>202<\/strong><strong>1<\/strong><strong>;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1209783521\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  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