Key legal question
Whether the extradition proceedings should be suspended because of alleged private extortion by a supposed Russian prosecutor.
Extracted holding
The alleged facts were neither established nor even made plausible; in any event, misconduct by a private individual would not be attributable to the requesting State.
Extracted reasoning
Swiss authorities carried out all verifications available, the MPC declined to open an investigation, and the request for suspension lacked any evidentiary basis.