Question juridique clé
Whether the Belgian request met the formal requirements of mutual legal assistance and contained a sufficient factual basis.
Solution extraite
The request was sufficiently specific and not inadmissible; the factual summary allowed verification of a minimal link between the alleged offence and the Swiss accounts.
Motifs extraits
A mutual legal assistance request need not satisfy the strict standards of a criminal complaint; it need only allow a minimal check that it is not abusive. The explanation of the 'flipping' scheme and the alleged money flow to the Swiss accounts was adequate.