Denmark stands by ruling not to extradite Davy to India

London, July 7 (PTI) India's hopes for extradition of
Purulia arms drop case accused Kim Davy were dashed Thursday
with Denmark's top law officer deciding not to file an appeal
against the Danish High Court's refusal to extradite him.
"My decision means that the High Court (appeals court)
verdict not to extradite Niels Holck (Kim Davy) stands,"
Danish attorney general Joergen Steen Soerensen said in a
statement in Copenhagen.
India had termed as "disappointing" the Denmark
court's refusal to allow the extradition of Davy and strongly
rejected the argument that prisoners are subjected to torture
there.
Attorney General Soerensen said, "Both the lower court
and the High Court have conceded that extradition to India
would contravene the extradition law, which says that
extradition cannot take place if there is a danger that a
person, after being extradited, risks torture, inhumane or
degrading treatment or punishment."
Davy was accused of masterminding the airdropping of
tonnes of arms and ammunition into Purulia in 1995. CBI had
been fighting for his extradition for many years.
New Delhi 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 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.