Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Thurgau proceeding should be transferred to St. Gallen as the competent venue
Decisione estratta
No. The request was filed too late and, for reasons of procedural economy, the Thurgau proceeding was to remain with Thurgau authorities.
Motivazione estratta
Venue requests are not subject to a fixed deadline, but must be filed as soon as reasonably possible. The applicant should have raised the issue already in 2002; by then and certainly by the time of decision the Thurgau case was already pending and the St. Gallen case had also advanced to indictment, making a transfer no longer appropriate.