Facts
The Federal Supreme Court conducted criminal proceedings against lawyer [A.] for fraud and other offenses. [A.] requested the recusal of the lead public prosecutor Dan Wolfensberger, as he had a personal interest in the matter and had already taken a position before examining the case in substance. Furthermore, the public prosecutor had committed numerous serious procedural errors. The High Court of the Canton of Zurich dismissed [A.] 's recusal request. [A.] appealed against this decision to the Federal Supreme Court.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It concluded that neither the fact that the public prosecutor had summoned the appellant for questioning, nor his statements in other proceedings, could give rise to an appearance of bias. The procedural errors of the public prosecutor complained of by the…