Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the vehicle seizure for cost coverage was lawful and proportionate under federal law.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The seizure was supported by statute and remained proportionate because the estimated value of the car was not clearly disproportionate to the expected procedural costs and the appellant might evade payment.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 263(1)(b) and 268 StPO authorize a security seizure. Given the suspicion, the appellant’s residence in Germany, lack of work and self-described lack of funds, there was a risk of evasion. The authorities permissibly estimated the likely overall costs, including joint liability of co-accused, and the seized asset’s value was not in clear excess.