Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Milan prosecutor lacked competence so that Switzerland had to refuse assistance.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Swiss authorities generally do not examine the foreign prosecutor’s procedural competence absent manifest abuse; no such obvious defect was shown.
Extrahierte Begründung
Reviewing foreign territorial competence would amount to a full examination of foreign procedure. The alleged lack of competence was not manifest and did not make the request abusive.