Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, a key accused in Bofors case, who was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday in connection with the arms scandal, was released on bail but the court asked him to surrender his passport. Ottavio Quattrocchi was taken to court following an extradition request from the Indian government and released on bail, a prosecuting source said.
The Malaysian judge said that he would decide next month whether to hear an inquiry on India`s request for the extradition of Italian businessmen Ottavio Quattrochhi.
Sessions court judge Akhtar Tahir ordered Quattrocchi to surrender his passport pending a court hearing on January 22, the National Bernama News Agency reported. Government prosecutor Siti Zainab Omar said that the inquiry was meant to determine whether the extradition request by the Indian government was valid and lawfully satisfactory.
The Italain embassy in Kuala Lumpur had no immediate information and no one at the Indian high commission (embassy) was available for comments.
Quattrocchi, who is living in the Malaysian capital for several years, could not contacted at his home or office. Bureau Report