The Kingdom of Morocco waived consular inviolability for a search warrant for alleged visa fraud by two of its employees in NYC on whom criminal complaints had been filed. Cell phones were seized. Morocco sought to intervene in grand jury proceedings and for return of any privileged communications. \u201cAccording to Morocco, \u2018at least some of those cell phones contain privileged consular information” under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (\u2018VCCR\u2019). … Therefore, on March 27, 2019, Morocco wrote to the Government to demand the \u2018immediate return of\u2019 privileged information, as well as the destruction of that information in the Government’s possession.\u201d The court recognizes that Morocco can file the action, but it\u2019s request for relief is denied without prejudice. Kingdom of Morocco v. United States, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213650 (S.D. N.Y. Dec. 11, 2019).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Kingdom of Morocco waived consular inviolability for a search warrant for alleged visa fraud by two of its employees in NYC on whom criminal complaints had been filed. Cell phones were seized. Morocco sought to intervene in grand jury … Continue reading