Question juridique clé
Whether the accounting manipulations constituted false statements in accounts under Art. 251 CP
Solution extraite
The cooperative’s accounts are evidentiary titles, and the manipulations rendered them objectively false and intended to mislead; the elements of false statements in titles were met.
Motifs extraits
Commercial accounting has a special evidentiary value. By offsetting debtors, inflating stock values, omitting loans and masking kickbacks, the appellant created a false picture of the cooperative’s financial situation and acted with the purpose of obtaining an unlawful advantage.