India hails dismissal of visa fraud charges against Devyani Khobragade
14 March 2014 12:05 AM GMT
‘We have seen the judgement related to the indictment of 9 January. It is good as far as it goes,’ spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs said.
He said the lawyers will meet to ‘examine it carefully before we are able to respond substantially and in more detail’.
Khobragade, who was India’s deputy consul-general in New York, was arrested on 12 December outside her children’s school.
She has won dismissal of the indictment against her for visa fraud, with a US judge ruling she had full diplomatic immunity. However, prosecutors are not barred from bringing new charges in future.
Reacting to the US court verdict, her father Uttam Khobragade said, ‘They tried to trap Devyani with a false complaint against her. I thank the Indian government and the Indians for their cooperation and help. She will go back to America with full diplomatic immunity’.
US District Judge Shira Scheindlin said in her 14-page order that ‘it is undisputed’ that Khobragade acquired full diplomatic immunity at 5:47 pm on 8 January after the US State Department approved her accreditation as a counselor to India’s mission to the United Nations.
He said the lawyers will meet to ‘examine it carefully before we are able to respond substantially and in more detail’.
Khobragade, who was India’s deputy consul-general in New York, was arrested on 12 December outside her children’s school.
She has won dismissal of the indictment against her for visa fraud, with a US judge ruling she had full diplomatic immunity. However, prosecutors are not barred from bringing new charges in future.
Reacting to the US court verdict, her father Uttam Khobragade said, ‘They tried to trap Devyani with a false complaint against her. I thank the Indian government and the Indians for their cooperation and help. She will go back to America with full diplomatic immunity’.
US District Judge Shira Scheindlin said in her 14-page order that ‘it is undisputed’ that Khobragade acquired full diplomatic immunity at 5:47 pm on 8 January after the US State Department approved her accreditation as a counselor to India’s mission to the United Nations.
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