德里高等法院允许79岁的美国证人通过安全视频在军火交易案中作证。 Delhi High Court allows 79-year-old U.S. witness to testify via secure video in arms deal case.

德里高等法院推翻了下级法院2023年的裁决,允许CBI通过印度驻纽约领事馆的视频会议记录79岁的美国证人C Edmonds Allen在涉及军火商Abhishek Verma的公务保密法案件中的证词。 The Delhi High Court has overturned a lower court’s 2023 decision, allowing the CBI to record the testimony of 79-year-old U.S. witness C Edmonds Allen via video conference from the Indian Consulate in New York in an Official Secrets Act case involving arms dealer Abhishek Verma. Sanjeev Narula法官裁定,根据OSA,如果使用安全、摄像头程序,以Allen的年龄、健康和安全关切作为避免旅行的有效理由,则允许电子证词。 Justice Sanjeev Narula ruled that electronic testimony is permissible under the OSA when secure, in-camera procedures are used, citing Allen’s age, health, and safety concerns as valid reasons to avoid travel. 法院批准了一个有控制、加密的视频链接,没有记录或复制,机密文件通过仅供观看的安全资料显示,并通过外交渠道在密封保管下传送经认证的副本。 The court approved a controlled, encrypted video link with no recording or copying, classified documents shown via secure view-only feeds, and certified copies transmitted through diplomatic channels under sealed custody. 高等法院搁置了审判法院的命令,并指示与外交部和领事馆协调,以便迅速完成审查。 The High Court set aside the trial court’s order and directed coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Consulate to complete the examination promptly.