Question juridique clé
Whether the false payslips constituted false certification under Art. 251 Ziff. 1 StGB
Solution extraite
The payslips were only written lies without enhanced evidentiary value in the negotiation context, so false certification was not made out.
Motifs extraits
A payslip generally has no heightened credibility outside special legal settings such as taxation; the employee's duty of loyalty and the employer's personal trust did not create an objective guarantee of truth.