Key legal question
Whether the Federal Office of Justice had to notify the delegation decision to the accused
Extracted holding
No notification was required because the accused did not have standing to challenge the delegation.
Extracted reasoning
In mutual legal assistance, formal rights such as access to the file and receipt of a decision belong only to parties; party status depends on standing to appeal. Under Art. 25(2) EIMP, only a person prosecuted who has habitual residence in Switzerland may appeal against a delegation of prosecution. The applicant lived in Spain and therefore lacked the requisite connection to Switzerland.