A Dominica court on Wednesday directed fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi to answer illegal entry charge into the Island nation in a magistrate's court. The court ruled that Choksi be brought before a local magistrate's court.
The Dominican government, meanwhile, argued in court on Wednesday that Choksi be deported to India. The prosecutor has told the high court that the petition filed by the wanted businessman is not maintainable and should not be heard.
Mehul Choksi -- who was caught in Dominica last week while allegedly trying to move to Cuba to escape extradition to India -- is currently at a hospital. His lawyers say that he has was injured during the alleged kidnapping from Antigua.
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