Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal to investigate allegations of unlawful commitment and child placement was unlawful
Solution extraite
The cantonal court rightly treated the challenged measures as ordered by the competent authorities under the applicable law, so the respondents bore no criminal responsibility.
Motifs extraits
Because the psychiatric commitment and the child’s placement were carried out by the competent authorities on a legal basis, the assumption of criminal liability of the respondents did not violate federal law.