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Flummoxed by how to bring liquor mogul Vijay Mallya home, investigators are planning to flash a two-decades-old treaty signed with the UK, where the 60-year-old fugitive has held right of residency since the 90s.
Authorities trying to recover about $1.4 billion from his collapsed Kingfisher Airlines want to question Mr Mallya, who flew to Britain in March. His diplomatic passport, which he carried as a member of the Rajya Sabha, was revoked in April with a judge in Mumbai issuing a non-bailable warrant for his arrest.
Having Mr Mallya deported is not possible because UK laws say a person need not hold a valid passport to remain in the country if the document was valid at the time of entry. As a workaround, the Enforcement Directorate which handles financial crimes wants the government to apply the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) signed with the UK in 1995.
To Bring Vijay Mallya Back, A 20-Year-Old Treaty Is Being Dusted Off
Authorities trying to recover about $1.4 billion from his collapsed Kingfisher Airlines want to question Mr Mallya, who flew to Britain in March. His diplomatic passport, which he carried as a member of the Rajya Sabha, was revoked in April with a judge in Mumbai issuing a non-bailable warrant for his arrest.
Having Mr Mallya deported is not possible because UK laws say a person need not hold a valid passport to remain in the country if the document was valid at the time of entry. As a workaround, the Enforcement Directorate which handles financial crimes wants the government to apply the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) signed with the UK in 1995.
To Bring Vijay Mallya Back, A 20-Year-Old Treaty Is Being Dusted Off
