Questione giuridica chiave
Whether a request under Art. 277 SchKG to release arrested assets against security remains justiciable after the assets have been seized in the arrest-prosecution enforcement proceedings.
Decisione estratta
No. Once the paintings were seized, the arrest attachment and the corresponding release request became moot; Art. 277 SchKG no longer applied.
Motivazione estratta
The purpose of Art. 277 SchKG is to allow the debtor to regain free disposal of arrested assets against security while the arrest is still effective. After seizure in the continuation proceedings, the creditor's need for provisional arrest security falls away and the legal basis for release against security disappears. The debtor may then, if applicable, rely on Art. 98 SchKG before the debt-collection office.