Judge Denies Turkey's Petition For Discovery From Citizen Granted U.S. Asylum

Mealey's (July 23, 2020, 11:15 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on July 17 denied a second petition filed by the Republic of Turkey seeking discovery for a pending international arbitration from a Turkish citizen who was granted asylum in the United States and is currently facing separate criminal charges in Turkey as the court determined that enforcing the subpoenas might infringe on the citizen's rights against self-incrimination and jeopardize his asylum status (In re Ex parte petition of the Republic of Turkey for an order directing discovery from Hamit Çiçek, No. 19-20107, D. N.J., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126512)....