Kernrechtsfrage
Whether seizure of assets under Art. 46 VStrR was permissible in a special investigation for serious tax violations under the DBG.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Art. 191(1) DBG expressly allows investigative measures under Arts. 19-50 VStrR, including seizure under Art. 46(1)(b) VStrR, if forfeiture may appear possible.
Extrahierte Begründung
The special tax investigation is a procedural instrument distinct from later tax-hinterziehung or tax-vergehen proceedings. The existence of separate tax security or assessment proceedings does not exclude provisional criminal-procedural seizure during the investigation.