Key legal question
Whether an erroneously credited claim/giro balance is a 'thing' that can be embezzled under Art. 141(1) StGB.
Extracted holding
Yes. A claim credited to an account and placed under the debtor's factual control can be treated as the object of embezzlement.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that Art. 141 StGB must be interpreted in light of its purpose and the economic realities of modern payment traffic. The protected object is not limited to bodily things; an erroneously credited account balance gives the recipient factual control comparable to cash and may therefore be unlawfully appropriated.