The CBI on Monday had sent a Letter Rogatory to Switzerland for investigating the background of Mavi Investment Fund out of which a payment of four million dollars is allegedly made to Reliance. This measure is adopted as part of probing the real beneficiaries behind grant of 2G license to Swan Telecom. An approval had been previously obtained from Home Ministry to file Letter Rogatory and on September 14, a Letter Rogatory was issued by a special court which was afterwards translated into French language. Under Mutual Legal Assistance treaty with Switzerland, the translation is a prerequisite. In an affidavit to Supreme Court the CBI assured that besides sending its own team to Switzerland to get early response, the agency will pursue the matter with the assistance of Liaison Officer in Swiss Embassy. A letter of Rogatory is a letter of request by a court to a foreign court requesting its judicial assistance like taking of evidence, service of process etc.

Reported By Lydia Chitra Jacob