Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the annulment decision had to be set aside for alleged bias of the federal official handling the file
Extrahierter Entscheid
No objectively recognizable appearance of bias was shown; the remark complained of reflected the case situation, not prejudice.
Extrahierte Begründung
At the time of the telephone exchange, the file already contained objective indicators of a possible fraud; the official's comment did not, on its own, evidence partiality under Article 29(1) Cst.