Nature Isle News: Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (AG) in Dominica Sherma Dalrymple has issued a “notice of discontinuance” against Indian fugitive Mehul Choksi who was charged for alleged “illegal entry into Dominica on May 24, 2021.”
The 63-year-old diamond tycoon who gained citizenship in Antigua and Barbuda is wanted by the Indian judicial authorities for allegedly cheating the Punjab National Bank of over two billion US dollars, one of India’s largest bank fraud cases in decades.
The circumstances surrounding the mysterious appearance of Choksi on a remote beach in Dominica remain a mystery.
His attorneys alleged that he was “kidnapped, beaten and unwillingly brought to Dominica, the police claim that he entered the shores illegally on May 24, 2021”.
Nature Isle News (NIN) can confirm that an Antigua Police interim report on the kidnapping of fugitive Indian-origin diamond merchant Mehul Choksi – kept under wraps for 11 months – is no longer secret.
Choksi was granted bail in the sum of $10,000.00 in July 2021 to travel to Antigua and Barbuda for specialized medical attention not available in Dominica as recommended by medical authorities.
Following the discontinuation of criminal proceedings in Dominica against Indian-born businessman Mehul Choksi in relation to what was alleged to be his illegal entry into the country,
A spokesperson for Mehul Choksi commented: “Mr. Choksi is pleased that the Dominican Government has today dropped all charges against him for unlawful entry in May 2021. By doing so they now recognise that there was never any case against him. Mr. Choksi was forcibly removed from Antigua against his will by agents of the Indian State, viciously assaulted, and taken to Dominica by boat, where he was again unlawfully handed over to authorities for an offense he never committed. Mr. Choksi’s legal team continues to pursue all avenues for justice to redress the human rights violations committed against him. Mr. Choksi hopes that those responsible for his kidnapping from Antigua on May 23rd, 2021, will be brought to justice.”
The application for judicial review in the Choksi matter which was filed has also been discontinued.
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And the walls came tumbling down. Dominica is the beginning. I am now wondering who would be next,Antigua.LOL
The more prayer to Almighty God will surely prevail against the wickedness
It is unfortunate that this charade took so long to unravel. From day one, with the evidence that was available, it was clear that Choksi was kidnapped and taken to Dominica. I found it rather strange the treatment that the Dominican police extended to the people that entered Dominica on a yacht with Choksi. While Choksi was held and incarcerated they were allowed to stay at the posh Fort Young Hotel in Roseau and later allowed to leave the country. The evidence clearly points to the complicity of the Dominican and Antiguan governments in this matter. Choksi not only need to pursue this matter for the breach of his human rights but also the false arrest and imprisonment in Dominica.
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