A federal judge on Monday ordered prosecutors to petition the U.S. State Departm...
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a house of parents of Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack, on the outskirts of Tashkent, Uzbekistan November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov/File Photo
U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick said in a written order that Saipov’s parents and two sisters would be “important mitigation witnesses” in the second phase of Saipov’s trial, when a jury will decide whether he should be sentenced to death. Broderick said in Monday’s order that he did not have the authority to overrule the State Department, but said he could order the prosecutors to file a petition. He noted that the State Department could still deny that petition, and said prosecutors and Saipov’s lawyers should explore “alternative arrangements” to get testimony from Saipov’s relatives if they cannot appear in person.
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