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Approval of abbreviated indictment refused; case remanded

SK.2013.27Federal Criminal Court / Criminal ChamberAug 29, 2013Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

The Federal Criminal Court refused to approve the indictment in abbreviated proceedings against A. in a case concerning qualified economic intelligence, breach of trade secret and bank secrecy. It held that the matter could not proceed in abbreviated form and returned the file to the Federal Prosecution so that ordinary pre-trial proceedings could be conducted. The decision was declared final, with no appeal available under Art. 362 para. 3 sentence 3 StPO.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 362 Abs. 3 StPO; refusal of approval of an indictment in abbreviated proceedings and consequences: If the court refuses to approve the indictment, the proceedings cannot continue in abbreviated form. The file must be returned to the prosecuting authority for conduct of ordinary proceedings. The refusal is not subject to appeal (consid. 1).

Full text

Beschluss vom 29. August 2013 Strafkammer Besetzung Bundesstrafrichter Peter Popp, Vorsitz, Sylvia Frei und Joséphine Contu Albrizio, Gerichtsschreiber Tornike Keshelava Parteien BUNDESANWALTSCHAFT, vertreten durch Carlo Bulletti,

und

als Privatklägerschaft

B., vertreten durch Rechtsanwälte Daniel Stoll und Thomas Loher,

gegen A., erbeten verteidigt durch Fürsprecher Ralph George, Gegenstand Qualifizierter wirtschaftlicher Nachrichtendienst, Verletzung des Geschäftsgeheimnisses, Verletzung des Bankgeheimnisses B u n d e s s t r a f g e r i c h t T r i b u n a l p é n a l f é d é r a l T r i b u n a l e p e n a l e f e d e r a l e T r i b u n a l p e n a l f e d e r a l

Ges c häft s n um m er: S K . 201 3.2 7

  • 2 - Die Strafkammer beschliesst:
  1. Die Genehmigung der Anklage im abgekürzten Verfahren gegen A. (SK.2013.27) wird abgelehnt.
  2. Die Sache wird zur Durchführung eines ordentlichen Vorverfahrens an die Bun- desanwaltschaft zurückgewiesen (Art. 362 Abs. 3 Satz 1 StPO).
  3. Dieser Entscheid wird den Parteien eröffnet (Art. 362 Abs. 3 Satz 2 StPO).

Im Namen der Strafkammer des Bundesstrafgerichts

Der Vorsitzende Der Gerichtsschreiber

Rechtsmittelbelehrung Gegen diesen Entscheid ist kein Rechtsmittel gegeben (Art. 362 Abs. 3 Satz 3 StPO).

Keywords

abbreviated proceedingsindictment approvalremandpre-trial proceedingsbank secrecytrade secreteconomic intelligence

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the indictment in abbreviated proceedings against A. should be approved

Extracted holding

Approval was refused.

Extracted reasoning

The chamber did not approve the indictment submitted in abbreviated proceedings and instead returned the matter for ordinary pre-trial proceedings.

Key legal question

What procedural consequence follows from the refusal of approval

Extracted holding

The case must be returned to the Federal Prosecution for conduct of ordinary pre-trial proceedings.

Extracted reasoning

Under Art. 362 para. 3 sentence 1 StPO, refusal of approval requires remittal for ordinary proceedings.

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