Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the venue for prosecuting the alleged arsons lay in Solothurn or Bern
Extrahierter Entscheid
The investigation was first opened in Solothurn; therefore Solothurn is competent to prosecute and adjudicate the alleged offences.
Extrahierte Begründung
For venue under Art. 350 Ziff. 1 Abs. 2 StGB, the decisive point is where the investigation was first opened. The available file materials showed that Solothurn police immediately recognized intentional arson from the damage pattern and thus already suspected a criminal offence, even before the perpetrator was identified. A suspicion against unknown perpetrators is sufficient.