Indian arms affair stifles Danish exports
Danish exports to India have fallen dramatically in the wake of the Niels Holck extradition affair. The effect of the diplomatic freeze between the two countries is reflected clearly in the latest export…
New extradition trial for arms smuggler?
The government has raised the possibility of allowing India to pursue a new extradition case against arms smuggler Niels Holck. The Danish High Court’s refusal to allow Mr Holck, also known as Kim…
PM addresses arms dealer issue with India
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt discussed the delicate Niels Holck affair with India’s Foreign Minister during the Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM9) in Laos, Tuesday. Denmark’s refusal to extradite Mr Holck to India to face arms…
Arms smuggler offered to face trial on neutral territory
Danish arms smuggler Niels Holck claims that he personally offered to face trial in an Indian court, but only on neutral territory. After reports that India is prepared to convene a special court…
India demands arms-dealer extradition
India has sent a high-ranking intelligence officer to Copenhagen in an effort to convince the Danish authorities that the Supreme Court should be asked to rule as to whether convicted arms smuggler Niels…
High Court rejects extradition of arms dealer
Arms smuggler Niels Holck has avoided deportation to India after the High Court upheld a lower court ruling not to hand him over to the Indian authorities to face charges of dropping weapons from a plane…
Arms dealer: Indian Intelligence knew
In a last ditch-effort to avoid deportation, Danish arms dealer Niels Holck has claimed that the Indian authorities knew he was supplying weapons to rebels to fight the Marxist administration in West Bengal in 1995….
Court rejects arms-smuggler’s plea
The High Court has rejected an appeal from Danish arms smuggler Niels Holck for an extradition order against him to be dismissed. Mr Holck, who is wanted in India to face charges of…
The Week That Was, October 16th – 22nd 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Denmark stands ’shoulder to shoulder’ with Sweden after two Swedish football fans were shot dead in a suspected Islamist terror attack in central Brussels – she condemned…
The Week That Was, June 26th – July 2nd 2023
Politics/Economy: A wide, cross-party majority reached agreement on a new defence bill that will boost military spending by DKK143bn ($21bn) over the next ten years and bring Denmark in line with NATO’s requirement…
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