Key legal question
Whether the lawyer's insulting and defamatory statements breached the duty of careful and conscientious practice under Art. 12 lit. a BGFA.
Extracted holding
Yes. The statements went far beyond permissible criticism and constituted a breach of professional duty.
Extracted reasoning
A lawyer must remain factual and avoid personal insults; unsupported accusations of criminal conduct against officials are impermissible absent a final criminal judgment.