The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to explain how a French woman was detained on a Note Verbale from Chile for her alleged role in 1991 murder of a Senator there.
A Bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Arun Mishra told Additional Solicitor General P.S. Patwalia to file an affidavit by October 16, explaining if Interpol’s Red Corner Notice was still in effect in her case.
Marie Emmanuelle Verhoeven, 56, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh on February 17 while entering India from Nepal on the basis of a Red Corner Notice. She was kept in Tihar jail.
Senior advocate T.R. Andhyarujina, appearing for the French woman, questioned the woman’s detention for about nine months. He submitted that her arrest was struck down by the Delhi High Court on September 21.
The counsel claimed the Red Corner Notice was also cancelled on May 30.
In her plea, the woman claimed that she was being persecuted by Chilean authority for raising human rights issues there.
She contended that the Indian government has unreasonably and without basis accepted extradition request by Republic of Chile.
