Purulia arms drop: India summons Denmark envoy
July 8th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India has protested to Denmark over a Danish High Court’s remarks about the human rights conditions in the country and its refusal to extradite the 1995 Purulia arms drop accused Kim Davy.
The external affairs ministry summoned Denmark’s Charge d’Affaires Monday and protested that the Danish court’s remarks on India’s human rights record and prison conditions were unacceptable.
The ministry also voiced its disappointment over the court’s refusal to hand over Davy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The Eastern High Court in Copenhagen rejected India’s assurances to Denmark that Davy will not be harmed in custody.
In rejecting the Danish government’s plea to hand over Davy to India’s investigating agency, the court cited India’s failure to ratify the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and singled out alleged degrading treatment in jails and widespread human rights violations.
On Wednesday, Home Minister P. Chidambaram termed the court’s observation as “disappointing” and requested External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to ask the Denmark government to immediately file an appeal in a higher court there.
Davy, 49, is wanted in India for dropping AK-47 rifles, anti-tank grenades, rocket launchers and over 25,000 rounds of ammunition over Purulia in West Bengal on the night of Dec 17, 1995. India has made repeated efforts for the extradition of Davy, but without much success.
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