Key legal question
Whether Art. 44 SchKG gives the tax authority a priority right over arrested assets in a VAT security case
Extracted holding
No. Art. 44 SchKG applies only to the realization of objects seized directly under specific criminal or tax seizure rules, not to the enforcement of tax claims through ordinary debt enforcement.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the provision does not create a general privilege for fiscal claims. The ESTV's arrest under Art. 70 MWSTG merely secures assets pending enforcement; it does not confer a preferential right against other creditors.