Kernrechtsfrage
Whether criminal-procedure guarantees could be invoked in the administrative recovery proceedings under Art. 12 VStrR.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The court held that recovery of unpaid duties is an administrative procedure governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, separate from any criminal proceedings.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 12 VStrR concerns recovery of wrongly unpaid public charges, not criminal prosecution. Criminal procedural rights therefore do not apply in the administrative duty-assessment procedure.