比利时法院拒绝保释印度钻石贸易商Mehul Choksi, 他被控20亿美元诈骗。 Belgian court denies bail to Indian diamond trader Mehul Choksi, accused in $2 billion fraud.

比利时一家法院拒绝保释在逃印度钻石贸易商Mehul Choksi, 此人被控在印度旁遮普邦银行参与大规模欺诈案。 A Belgian court has denied bail to fugitive Indian diamond trader Mehul Choksi, accused in a massive fraud case involving Punjab National Bank in India. 法院援引的担心是,Choksi可能再次逃离,因为他先前在多个国家逃避了法律程序。 The court cited concerns that Choksi might flee again, as he has previously evaded legal proceedings in multiple countries. Choksi于4月被捕, 与他的侄子Nirav Modi一同面临引渡到印度, Choksi, arrested in April, faces extradition to India where he is wanted along with his nephew Nirav Modi over a fraud case totaling nearly $2 billion. 引渡审讯定于9月中旬举行。 The extradition hearing is scheduled for mid-September.