Facts
On 17 September 2003, the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation submitted a request for mutual legal assistance to the Swiss authorities in the context of a criminal proceeding opened against the Russian national G., on charges of fraud, breach of trust and non-compliance with a court decision, committed within the framework of an organized group. The Russian authorities suspected that the misappropriated funds had been laundered in Switzerland. The request aimed in particular at the seizure of the banking documentation relating to the described transactions, as well as the determination of the fate of the funds. On 25 March 2004, the Public Prosecutor's Office ordered the sequestration of an amount equivalent to CHF 2,244,179,505.14 deposited in account no. g opened in the name of company E. with bank U.Considerations
According to the Federal Tribunal, the condition of immediate and irreparable harm within the meaning of Art. 80e let. b para. 1 EIMP is fulfilled, as the sequestration would prevent the appellant from recovering the seized amount and expose it to serious consequences, such as the realization of the pledges held by banks Q. and U.
However, the Federal Tribunal considers that the conditions for the handover of…