Question juridique clé
Whether Ethiopia had standing to appeal the refusal of mutual assistance and asset transfer.
Solution extraite
The court left the question open, noting that standing was doubtful because Ethiopia had not shown that it was recognized as an injured party in the foreign criminal proceedings.
Motifs extraits
An requesting state is not ordinarily a party to mutual assistance proceedings; exceptional participation requires proof that foreign law or the foreign criminal judgment recognized injured-party status. Ethiopia failed to demonstrate this.