SBF disagrees with US prosecutors request to allow Ukrainian witnesses to testify via video conference
2023-10-02 04:34
Odaily reported that the U.S. prosecutor made a request to the federal court to allow a Ukrainian witness to testify via video conference, but the SBF did not agree to the U.S. prosecutor’s request. Prosecutors said in the document that the customer witness FTX Customer-1 lived in Ukraine and when Russia and Ukraine broke out in armed conflict in 2022, he lost most of his life savings that he had entrusted to FTX. Due to legal and logistical reasons, The reason is that the witness cannot easily travel to the United States, and prosecutors hope to allow him to testify remotely in the SBF criminal trial. (CNBC) Earlier news, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in two documents filed on Saturday that federal prosecutors hope to subpoena former FTX customers, investors and employees in the trial against SBF. Cooperating witnesses can speak about their relationship with the defendant and their understanding of the purpose of certain statements and actions by the defendant. Additionally, client witnesses may testify for no more than 30 minutes at a time and will involve minimal exhibits. The U.S. Department of Justice identified former FTX chief technology officer Gary Wang, former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh, and former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison as three cooperating witnesses. They all admitted to FTX-related charges and will testify in court.
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