History is proof enough that once foreign nationals accused in serious cases are allowed to step outside India, bringing them back becomes an uphill task, if not impossible. That raises a fair question: can the NIA court really guarantee that VanDyke and the six Ukrainians will return after their month abroad?
The court also discharged the six Ukrainians from offences under the Immigration and Foreigners Act after the matters were compounded before the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO).
A Delhi court has granted default bail to US mercenary Matthew VanDyke in an NIA case linked to drone and weapons training for armed groups in Myanmar.
The Sons of Liberty International (SOLI) portrayed Matthew VanDyke as a mere US citizen and NGO director, who remains under “illegal detention” by the Indian authorities.
When inquired about his passport and other documents, Jordan Brown claimed that his passport was with an acquaintance in Bengaluru. However, Brown failed to give the proper name and address of the supposed ‘acquaintance’.
Citing Indian intelligence sources, media reports say that Russia may have assisted India in nabbing American mercenary Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainians.