London: Lalit Modi, who is sought by criminal crimes in India, has challenged the decision of the Vanuatu government to revoke the passport that he had granted and argue his case in a court on the southwest Pacific Island in person.
United Kingdom sources close to Modi told Toi on Tuesday that he has presented a case at the Vanuatu court appealing the decision of the Prime Minister Jotham Napat To cancel your citizenship. Modi, an Indian citizen, is currently in Vanuatu fighting the case, from where he has been tweeting photos of his beaches and praising as a “celestial country.”
Toi has learned that there is no extradition request for modi from now on. “He went to the high commission of India in London to deliver his Indian passport to take the citizenship of Vanuatu, but they refused to give him a delivery certificate. They said it was due to due diligence and the checks had to be done, ”said a source.
Lalit shares a Vanuatu station statement saying that citizens call only after the court order
The Vanuatu Prime Minister’s office issued a statement on Monday by saying that Napat had ordered the citizenship commission to “begin the procedures” to cancel the Vanuatu passport of Lalit Modi. The Commission is a constitutional body responsible for reviewing, approved, defer or reject citizenship requests. It also has the power to revoke citizens if it is granted in violation of the Citizenship Law, or other relevant laws.
Lalit shared a statement about his handle x, written by Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation On Facebook in Bismala. English translation said: “The president of Vanuatu Citizenship Commission Said his office will wait for the Court’s result before making a decision on the citizens of Lalit Modi as Nivanuatu. The president of the citizenship commission, Charles Maniel, made this statement after an order issued by Prime Minister Jotham Napat to the Citizenship Commission to begin the process of canceling the Lalit Vanuatu passport due to some accusations that he faces in the Court. President Maniel said that if the Court considers it guilty, the commission will begin the process of canceling its passport and citizenship as a Ni-Vanuatu. Lalit, who is originally from India, bought his Ni-Vanuatu citizenship through the citizenship program of the Vanuatu government. “
