U.S., a foreign court must write a "
letter rogatory" to the
The ED has sent
Letter Rogatory (LRs) to 7 more countries where Modi and Choksi have businesses and properties.
The investigating agency had last year sent
letter rogatory (a judicial request) to Philippines seeking details and evidence on Hamidon.
According to the same source, the investigating judge executed the warrant and delivered the two suspects to the Aouina national guard terrorist crimes investigating division, by virtue of a
letter rogatory.
" Arrival of Pakistani JIT to look into Pathankot Terror Attack, unfettered access being provided and almost red carpet welcome being accorded to the Pakistani team along with visit to Pathankot Airbase without even a '
Letter Rogatory' from Pakistan raises serious questions with regard to procedural propriety and genuine apprehensions vis- a- vis compromises on ' National Security'," Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.
GE-len's lawyer Nurullah Albayrak said at the first hearing on Tuesday that GE-len is ready to testify as part of the case by means of a
letter rogatory, in which a Turkish court requests that a US court hear his testimony on its behalf.
997; see also 1964 U.S.C.C.A.N at 3789 (A request for judicial assistance under the proposed revision may either be contained in a
letter rogatory or other request or be made in a direct application by an interested person....')." [Slip op.
The order may be made pursuant to a
letter rogatory issued, or request made, by a foreign or international tribunal or upon the application of any interested person and may direct that the testimony or statement be given, or the document or other thing be produced, before a person appointed by the court.
After registration of a case, a
Letter Rogatory would have to be sent to that country.
Upon this, the prosecutor wrote a
letter rogatory to the Ankara prosecutor's office for the testimony of Hakan Fidan, who is close to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and was personally appointed by him as head of the MIT.
13 -- Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has said he will soon register an FIR with CBI on the issue of black money stashed in foreign countries that would help him obtain
letter rogatory from a court and his organisation then can directly approach foreign countries to get details of funds stashed.