Sam Bankman-Fried 的律师与 FTX 乌克兰客户的远程证词作斗争

Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers are attempting to stop a Ukrainian client of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX from testifying remotely, arguing it would reference hardships that are irrelevant to the charges and also violate their client’s Sixth Amendment rights.

Sam Bankman-Fried 的律师正试图阻止破产加密货币交易所 FTX 的乌克兰客户远程作证，称这会提及与指控无关的困难，并且也侵犯了客户的第六修正案权利。

In an Oct. 2 letter to the court, defence lawyers said testimony by the Ukrainian, based on circumstances created by Russia’s invasion of the country, “would serve only to elicit the jury’s sympathy and outrage.”

辩护律师在 10 月 2 日写给法庭的信中表示，乌克兰人基于俄罗斯入侵该国造成的情况所作的证词“只会引起陪审团的同情和愤怒”。

Bankman-Fried’s Right To Confront Witnesses

班克曼·弗里德与证人对峙的权利

The lawyers further argued that allowing the testimony of the Ukrainian witness would violate Bankman-Fried’s rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. Under this provision, every defendant has the right “to confront the witnesses against him.”

律师们进一步辩称，允许乌克兰证人作证将侵犯班克曼-弗里德根据第六修正案对抗条款所享有的权利。根据该条款，每个被告都有权“与对他不利的证人对峙”。

This constitutional right strongly favours direct testimony in court, the lawyers said, adding it would violate the protections required by the Sixth Amendment because Ukraine has no extradition treaty with the US.

律师们表示，这项宪法权利强烈支持在法庭上直接作证，并补充说，这将违反第六修正案所要求的保护，因为乌克兰与美国没有引渡条约。

The objection follows a request submitted by the prosecution on Saturday, asking the court to allow the Ukrainian witness to testify remotely.

这一反对意见是在检方周六提交请求后提出的，要求法院允许乌克兰证人远程作证。

“In addition to residing abroad, one of the potential FTX customer witnesses has unique circumstances that make international travel for testimony even more problematic,” it said.

“除了居住在国外之外，FTX 的一位潜在客户证人还具有独特的情况，这使得国际旅行作证变得更加成问题，”它表示。

It added that the witness “lost a significant portion of his life savings that he had entrusted to FTX when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.”

它还补充说，这名目击者“在 2022 年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰时，损失了他委托给 FTX 的很大一部分毕生积蓄”。

Prosecutors said it’s important for witnesses from various locations to testify in order to paint a clear picture of the extensive impact of the FT collapse.

检察官表示，来自不同地点的证人出庭作证非常重要，这样才能清楚地描绘出《金融时报》倒闭所造成的广泛影响。

According to a recent filing, the prosecution wants some everyday retail customers to testify in the SBF trial, presenting the company as a global exchange with aggrieved customers all over. One proposed witness is in Ukraine and may be allowed to appear remotely. pic.twitter.com/UwPMNHrQQW

根据最近的一份文件，检方希望一些日常零售客户在 SBF 审判中作证，将该公司展示为一家全球性交易所，客户遍布各地。一名拟议的证人在乌克兰，可能会被允许远程出庭。 pic.twitter.com/UwPMNHrQQW

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“Testimony from at least some FTX customers from varying locations, backgrounds, and with varying motivations for selecting and using FTX is relevant to establishing the vast reach that FTX — and by default, the defendant’s promotional efforts and public statements — had on the cryptocurrency community,” they said.

“至少来自不同地点、背景以及选择和使用 FTX 的不同动机的一些 FTX 客户的证词与确定 FTX（默认情况下被告的促销努力和公开声明）在加密货币社区中的广泛影响力有关，“ 他们说。

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