Summary

Petitioner requires discovery from TCH in connection with (1) ongoing criminal proceedings against Moldovan oligarch Anatolie Stati, his son Gabriel Stati, and their companies Ascom Group S.A. ("Ascom") and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd. ("Terra Raf") (collectively the "Statis") in Luxembourg; (2) ongoing civil proceedings in the Netherlands between the Statis and Petitioner; and (3) ongoing and anticipated proceedings against the Statis in the courts of Belgium and other jurisdictions concerning costs and damages owed by the Statis to the Republic (collectively, the "Foreign Legal Proceedings").