Question juridique clé
Whether the defendant could rely on a mistake of law under Art. 20 StGB.
Solution extraite
No. Even if he did not know the identification duty, he had no sufficient reasons for that ignorance; a long-time financial professional must know Art. 305ter StGB and its duty to identify the beneficial owner.
Motifs extraits
The court held that professionals handling others' assets must know the relevant criminal rules. The duty exists even where the funds are clean and is codified directly in the Criminal Code. Public attention to Art. 305ter StGB being lower than to money laundering law does not excuse ignorance.