Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the delay and evolving allegations in the Italian request made assistance inadmissible under fair-trial and AIMP grounds
Decisione estratta
No. The later complements merely refined and completed the original request as investigations progressed; the appellant also could not rely on third parties’ rights or show a concrete serious risk of ECHR/UN Covenant violations.
Motivazione estratta
The Court held the criticism was generic and unsubstantiated. The request was not rendered obsolete by the passage of time, and the foreign proceedings were still pending.