Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could hear the state-liability claim under Art. 116 lit. c OG and the Liability Act
Decisão extraída
The claim was not admissible because the alleged conduct mainly concerned authorities and persons whose liability must be pursued through the ordinary administrative route, not by original action before the Federal Supreme Court; only a narrow part relating to a former Federal Councillor could possibly fall within the direct-action scheme.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 10 VG allocates claims against persons other than those listed in Art. 1(1)(a-c) VG to the competent authority first, with administrative appeal, whereas original jurisdiction exists only for claims based on wrongful acts of the listed officeholders. Most allegations concerned the Federal Prosecutor's Office, departmental staff, and cantonal officials acting for the Confederation.