Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appeal against the refusal to recuse the prosecutor was admissible and well-founded
Decisione estratta
The appeal was admissible as a separate final decision on recusal, but the grounds invoked did not show objective appearance of bias.
Motivazione estratta
Prior procedural criticisms, the temporary suspension of the investigation, and the internal telephone note by the prosecutor's secretary did not show that Blatter had formed a fixed view or treated the appellant unfairly. Many arguments were new or insufficiently substantiated, and the challenged phone contact was not between Blatter and the judge himself.