New Delhi: The Supreme Court of Portugal has upheld the High Court's decision which said that extradition rules had been violated in the case of gangster Abu Salem since he had been slapped with new charges which attract the death penalty.
Salem is being tried for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts besides cases of murder and extortion.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which investigated the cases against Salem, said that it would approach the constitutional court in Portugal against the Supreme Court order. The agency maintained that only a technical point had been raised and that Salem's extradition had not been cancelled.
But in September last year, the Portuguese High Court said that India had violated this condition after additional charges were filed against Salem. The CBI had appealed against this in the Supreme Court of Portugal.
The CBI, however, said that there would be no repercussion on Salem's status and the ongoing trial against him.
Salem's counsel then moved the High Court in Portugal, seeking that the extradition be revoked.
Salem was arrested in Lisbon in 2002 along with his girlfriend, actor Monica Bedi, for travelling with fake passports.
Salem is being tried for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts besides cases of murder and extortion.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which investigated the cases against Salem, said that it would approach the constitutional court in Portugal against the Supreme Court order. The agency maintained that only a technical point had been raised and that Salem's extradition had not been cancelled.
But in September last year, the Portuguese High Court said that India had violated this condition after additional charges were filed against Salem. The CBI had appealed against this in the Supreme Court of Portugal.
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The CBI, however, said that there would be no repercussion on Salem's status and the ongoing trial against him.
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Salem's counsel then moved the High Court in Portugal, seeking that the extradition be revoked.
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Salem was arrested in Lisbon in 2002 along with his girlfriend, actor Monica Bedi, for travelling with fake passports.
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