Vijay Mallya, who arrived for the extradition case hearing in a UK court, denied all allegations against him adding he has not eluded any court.
I have nothing to say, I deny all allegations. I have not eluded any court: Vijay Mallya in London pic.twitter.com/1Z3wh4CkJy
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 13, 2017
"There might be a few more hearings in this case in the coming months to deal with case management or any issues that arise, before the final hearing takes place, at which the full arguments from both sides in this case will be heard by the District Judge," explained Jasvinder Nakhwal, partner at Peters and Peters Solicitors LLP and member of the UK's Extradition Lawyers Association.
The extradition hearing will be held on December 4, 2017, provisionally, the court said. Mallya's bail in the case has also been extended while the next hearing is scheduled for July 6.
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will argue on behalf of the Indian authorities. CPS officials have met a joint team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in London to discuss the case.
"Our aim is to build a strong, infallible case and these meetings will help resolve issues across the table. The CPS will be arguing based on documents provided by CBI and ED, therefore a joint team is here to address queries they may have," official sources had said after the meeting in May.
Last week, Mallya was greeted with chants of "chor, chor" by Indian cricket fans when he came to watch the Champions Trophy match (India vs South Africa) at The Oval cricket ground in London.
#WATCH I deny all allegations, I have enough evidence to prove my case in court,says Vijay Mallya on arrival in London court pic.twitter.com/n5U0sNHIhY
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 13, 2017
