Click to play videoWashington: Even after Monday's verdict, the United States continues to dodge questions on the extradition of former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson to India.
On Monday, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake stayed non-committal on extraditing Anderson.
When asked whether the US would be receptive to India's extradition request in the light of court verdict on Monday, Blake said that that it was a matter of policy.
"That (Bhopal gas tragedy) was one of the greatest industrial accidents in the history and I hope this verdict helps bring some closure to the victims. Extradition, as a matter of policy, we don't discuss extradition so I can't comment on that," said Blake.
Warren Anderson, who faces charges in India under various sections, had been avoiding Indian courts ever since he jumped bail in 1984. He was the CEO of Union Carbide at the time of the disaster. Anderson, along with others is accused of causing death due to negligence.
On Monday, a lower court in Bhopal convicted all 8 accused in the Bhopal gas tragedy case and sentenced them to a maximum 2 years imprisonment.
The verdict comes after more than 25 years of the gas leak from Union Carbide's chemical plant in Bhopal on December 2, 1984 that killed 15,000 people and injured many.
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