Key legal question
Whether the challenged mutual assistance order should be set aside because the request's factual allegations were allegedly false.
Extracted holding
The court held that the requested state does not assess the truth of the requesting state's factual allegations unless the request is immediately undermined by obvious errors, gaps, or contradictions; that was not the case here.
Extracted reasoning
The appellants merely opposed their own version of events to the request. The file showed no obvious defect that would neutralize the request, and even without damage, attempted fraud could still justify assistance.