Bhopal Tragedy: India to seek the extradition of Anderson
Indian Government has approved the Bhopal GoM’s recommendations to push the United States to extradite the former Chief of US chemical group Union Carbide for the Bhopal gas tragedy.
On the Dec. 3, 1984, Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal leaked about 40 tons of deadly methyl isocyanate gas into the air killing more than 15,000 people. According to estimates, in all, at least 500,000 people were affected. Anderson was the chief executive of Union Carbide when the tragedy occurred.
After 25 years, Bhopal gas victims have sought Warren Anderson's extradition from the US as they believed that, he knew the plant stocked toxic gas within city limits and it could cause huge damage in case of an accident. As a key decisions maker, he made so many decision including a cost-cutting measure that compromised safety at the gas plant Also he was aware of the inadequate security precautions.
Anderson was arrested and then released on bail in 1984. He left India immediately after signing a bond of 25,000 rupees. He never appeared in the court or in India ever since.Hhe was declared absconding since then and India has made formal request to US government for the extradition of Anderson. But the US government rejected the request saying that request did not meet requirements of certain provisions of the bilateral extradition treaty.
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