World Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Surendra Joshi
Updated Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:15 AM IST
Summary
This woman had come on a visit to Buddhist shrines in India in 2015. During this he was kept in Tihar Jail for 17 months. The human rights group had sent a notice to India seeking its response.
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Marie-Emanuel Verhoeven visited Buddhist shrines in India in 2015. During this he was kept in Tihar Jail for 17 months. On his petition, the human rights group had sent a notice to India and sought a response. India has responded to the notice on 16 February. The United Nations group said on its website that the Indian government’s answers are confidential in nature, so they cannot be made public.
Marie-Emanuel Verhoeven has filed a case against India under international human rights law and other rights. These rights, notified in 2015, pertain to the standards of minimum facilities to prisoners. These are also called ‘Mandela Rules’.
Arrested on Chile’s Red Corner Notice
Frenchwoman Verhoeven previously worked as a UN prison officer in Chile. Verhoeven was kept in Tihar Jail for 17 months during his visit to India in 2015-16. He was arrested on a red corner notice issued by the Chilean authorities. Thereafter, extradition proceedings were initiated against him. He opposed this action.
No extradition treaty with Chile
The Chilean government had admitted that there was no extradition treaty between India and it. Therefore, action was taken against him on the basis of the Britain and Chile agreement of 1897. India was a British colony at the time of that treaty. The woman returned to France in July 2017. The Delhi High Court had rejected two applications for his extradition to Chile.
Unable to forget the assault in Tihar Jail
Verhoeven says she has not yet forgotten the beatings of other inmates during her stay in Tihar Jail. During this time, she could not even talk to her family members after the death of her father. He has also accused of not getting treatment in Tihar. Verhoeven also said that she had not forgotten the laxity in her release after her acquittal.
considered India as her second home
The French woman says that she loved India very much. India was my second home for spirituality, but the thought of this incident still gives sleepless nights. Now I am not able to understand why I was kept in custody without any case and claim. My country France was with me, yet why was I kept in jail for so long?