New Delhi : India has given assurances to Belgium that fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi will not be held in solitary confinement if extradited and will be housed in humane conditions in line with international standards. His cell will be under round-the-clock monitoring and will provide him at least three square metres of personal space, excluding furniture.
The cell will have adequate lighting, ventilation, and storage facilities, along with basic amenities such as a cotton mattress, pillow, bedsheet, and blanket. A bed may be provided on medical grounds. He will have access to clean drinking water and medical facilities 24/7, as well as proper toilet and washing arrangements.
Choksi will also be given more than an hour of exercise and recreation daily and will be served adequate food throughout his detention. Mehul Choksi was arrested by Belgian authorities in Antwerp this April at India’s request and has been lodged in prison there since. His bail plea was recently rejected on grounds that he posed a flight risk. His extradition hearing is scheduled for the second week of September.
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