The Supreme Court of America rejects evidence of Turkish bank

The Supreme Court of America rejected the evidence presented by the Turkish Bank on Thursday.

The Supreme Court of America did not accept the evidence presented by the Halkbank to exonerate itself from the accusation of helping Iran bypass US sanctions, but referred the case for further investigation.

The bank had raised two arguments: first, that according to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, foreign countries are absolutely immune from criminal prosecution in US courts, and second, that the federal courts of America do not have jurisdiction over this case.

The judge in this case did not accept both arguments, however, Bret Kavanaugh said that this case should be referred to the lower court for further examination.

The federal government of America claims that this bank, in collaboration with an Iranian merchant named Reza Zarrab, provided routes for Iran to access financial resources, including through shipments of gold and counterfeit food items, and has released around twenty billion dollars of Iran’s assets.

This case began during the Trump administration and is still ongoing.