Goa, Nov. 4 -- Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has approached the Supreme Court of Belgium, challenging the Antwerp Court of Appeals' decision last month that cleared the way for his extradition to India.

According to Ken Witpas, Public Prosecutor at the Antwerp Court of Appeal, Choksi filed the appeal before the Court of Cassation - Belgium's highest court - on October 30. Witpas clarified that the appeal is limited strictly to legal questions and not to the merits of the case, meaning that the execution of the extradition order will remain suspended while the proceedings are underway.

The move follows the October 17 ruling by the Antwerp Court of Appeals, which dismissed Choksi's plea claiming that he would not receive a fair trial ...