{"id":131122,"date":"2021-06-16T09:13:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=131122"},"modified":"2021-06-16T09:14:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:14:37","slug":"lovell-says-the-abduction-of-choksi-is-an-international-crime-that-has-brought-shame-to-antigua-and-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/lovell-says-the-abduction-of-choksi-is-an-international-crime-that-has-brought-shame-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovell says the abduction of Choksi is an international crime that has brought shame to Antigua and Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2175745964\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>The main opposition in Antigua and Barbuda is siding with the version of events given by Indian fugitive Mehul Choksi that he was abducted from Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2252611213\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12.jpg 1280w, 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