Key legal question
Whether the confiscation amount of CHF 780,000 was arbitrarily assessed and disproportionate
Extracted holding
The assessment was not arbitrary; the court could rely on bank documents and other 1998 indicators, and the confiscation amount remained proportionate even without taking rental value into account.
Extracted reasoning
The appellate court used a cautious estimate based on the bank valuation, purchase price, and other market indicators. The defendant's contrary calculations were flawed, especially because they ignored earlier price data and attributed value components to himself rather than to the bankrupt company. Since rental income of about CHF 250,000 was not confiscated, the amount of CHF 780,000 was proportionate.