Question juridique clé
Whether the seizure of assets held by Swiss banks in the name of the Bank of Russia was null or unlawful because the assets manifestly belonged to a third party.
Solution extraite
The seizure was admissible because the assets did not manifestly belong to a third party; the office may seize assets that plausibly belong to the debtor, leaving ownership disputes to revendication proceedings.
Motifs extraits
A seizure need not be limited to assets unquestionably owned by the debtor. Only seizure of property manifestly belonging to a third party is null; here the available indications supported a possible link to the Russian Federation.