Facts
Company [X.] requested the annulment of the decision of the High Court of the Canton of Zurich, III. Criminal Chamber, of 10 May 2006, which approved legal assistance to Russia in a criminal case. The Russian authority had requested legal assistance to investigate two Russian nationals for alleged property offenses. Switzerland had forwarded the request to the District Attorney's Office IV for the Canton of Zurich for further examination and execution.
The appellant, Company [X.] , is the owner of the affected bank account and the seized business documents. It argued that the request contained defects and gaps and that the presentation of the facts was not understandable or verifiable. It also claimed that the requirement of dual criminality for legal assistance was not met.
The Federal Court dismissed the appeal, insofar as it could be considered. It found that the presentation of the facts in the request met the requirements of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and that the appellant had not raised any grounds for legal assistance.
Considerations
The Federal Court examined the admissibility of the appeal and found that the appellant was entitled to proceed. It also examined the question of whether the presentation of the facts in the request met the requirements of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.
The Court found that the presentation of the facts in the request was sufficiently precise and that the appellant had not raised any grounds for legal assistance. It also…