111.   The announcement came during the signing Tuesday of a legal assistance agreement on criminal matters by Perez Balladares and Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo.

112.   Such measures would only be possible if Indonesia officially requests legal assistance, Galli said.

113.   Swiss officials are awaiting a detailed request for legal assistance from the new Congo government.

114.   Swiss authorities acted after receiving a request for legal assistance from France last year, said Folco Galli, spokesman for the Swiss Office of Police Affairs.

115.   The account was frozen after France requested legal assistance from Geneva authorities over the scandal.

116.   The Caribbean country also signed a mutual legal assistance accord with Canada the same year.

117.   The government said its rules permit legal assistance only to officers not under suspension.

118.   The Foreign Affairs Ministry has proposed offering legal assistance to Dutch citizens in such cases.

119.   The legal assistance treaty allows prosecutors to share testimonies, seized contraband and other evidence.

120.   The Mali case appeared to be the first time that any country has been able to use the legal assistance process to reclaim assets from Switzerland.