Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant's right to be heard was violated because he was not allowed to consult the file and comment before the closure order transmitting documents.
Solution extraite
Yes. The appellant had to be allowed to consult the file and be heard before the closure order; the earlier procedure did not respect these requirements.
Motifs extraits
Under art. 80b al. 1 EIMP, an affected party may participate and consult the file when its interests require it, and may comment on transmission of secret documents. The Ministry itself acknowledged that this had not been done, so the closure order had to be annulled and remitted.