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193585
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India lodges protest with Denmark; summons its Envoy
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) India has lodged a strong protest
with Denmark over the remarks made by Danish High Court about
the human rights conditions in this country while rejecting
plea to extradite Purulia arms drop accused Kim Davy, saying
such observations were unacceptable.
Sources in the Government said that the External Affairs
ministry summoned the Charge d'Affaires on Monday and
conveyed in no uncertain terms that such remarks about India's
human rights records and prison conditions were unacceptable.
The envoy was told that Davy was an accused in arms
dropping case and he was a wanted by Indian law.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had on Wednesday
termed the Danish High Court's observation as "disappointing"
and strongly rejected the argument that prisoners are
subjected to torture here.
"Kim Davy verdict is very disappointing. We reject the
argument that prisoners are subjected to torture or that human
rights of the accused will be violated," Chidambaram had said.
Chidambaram also said he has written a letter to
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, making all these points
and requesting him to ask the Government of Denmark that they
should immediately file an appeal in a higher court there.
Last week, the Eastern High Court in Copenhagen gave its
verdict while rejecting the Danish government's plea to allow
49-year-old Davy, also known as Niels Holck, to be handed over
to CBI in the 1995 Purulia case, dashing India's hopes of
getting him.
The court had rejected the assurances given by India to
Denmark that no harm will befall Davy once he is in its
custody.
India's failure to ratify United Nations Torture
Convention, alleged degrading treatment in jails and
widespread human rights violations were cited as some of the
reasons cited by the High Court for its decision.
Sophisticated arms, including AK-47 assault rifles,
anti-tank grenades and other weapons were dropped from a
foreign plane on the fields of Purulia in West Bengal on the
night of December 17, 1995.
An Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against Davy
in 1996 on CBI's request.
Since he was traced to Denmark in 2001, efforts
continued to extradite him to India even though there was no
extradition treaty between the two countries.
with Denmark over the remarks made by Danish High Court about
the human rights conditions in this country while rejecting
plea to extradite Purulia arms drop accused Kim Davy, saying
such observations were unacceptable.
Sources in the Government said that the External Affairs
ministry summoned the Charge d'Affaires on Monday and
conveyed in no uncertain terms that such remarks about India's
human rights records and prison conditions were unacceptable.
The envoy was told that Davy was an accused in arms
dropping case and he was a wanted by Indian law.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had on Wednesday
termed the Danish High Court's observation as "disappointing"
and strongly rejected the argument that prisoners are
subjected to torture here.
"Kim Davy verdict is very disappointing. We reject the
argument that prisoners are subjected to torture or that human
rights of the accused will be violated," Chidambaram had said.
Chidambaram also said he has written a letter to
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, making all these points
and requesting him to ask the Government of Denmark that they
should immediately file an appeal in a higher court there.
Last week, the Eastern High Court in Copenhagen gave its
verdict while rejecting the Danish government's plea to allow
49-year-old Davy, also known as Niels Holck, to be handed over
to CBI in the 1995 Purulia case, dashing India's hopes of
getting him.
The court had rejected the assurances given by India to
Denmark that no harm will befall Davy once he is in its
custody.
India's failure to ratify United Nations Torture
Convention, alleged degrading treatment in jails and
widespread human rights violations were cited as some of the
reasons cited by the High Court for its decision.
Sophisticated arms, including AK-47 assault rifles,
anti-tank grenades and other weapons were dropped from a
foreign plane on the fields of Purulia in West Bengal on the
night of December 17, 1995.
An Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against Davy
in 1996 on CBI's request.
Since he was traced to Denmark in 2001, efforts
continued to extradite him to India even though there was no
extradition treaty between the two countries.
