The World : Marcos Subpoenas Upheld

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos and his wife, Imelda, to obey subpoenas for foreign bank records and other evidence for an investigation into their activities. The justices refused to block a lower court order requiring the Marcoses to turn in fingerprints, handwriting samples and voice prints and to release their foreign bank records for the grand jury’s criminal investigation. A lawyer for the Marcoses said they will comply with the order. Non-compliance could cause the couple to be held in contempt of court and possibly be imprisoned. The evidence was demanded by a federal grand jury in New York, which indicted the Marcoses last month on fraud charges.