Facts

The Federal Supreme Court dealt with a request for recusal against Public Prosecutor [B.] in the criminal proceedings against [A.] . The High Court of the Canton of Thurgau had granted the request for recusal, as the Public Prosecutor had had contacts with the temporary defense counsel [D.] and had not informed the official defense counsel [C.] about this. The Office of the Attorney General of Thurgau appealed against this decision. The Federal Supreme Court revoked the recusal decision of the High Court and dismissed the request for recusal against the Public Prosecutor. While the Public Prosecutor should have informed the official defense counsel about his contacts with the private defense counsel in order to comply with the principles of fairness, the private defense counsel had initially been accepted by the High Court, so the Public Prosecutor could assume that he was acting with the consent of the accused. Furthermore, the proceedings were at a stage where the Public Prosecutor was no longer obliged to be strictly impartial. The contacts with the private defense counsel were also not so serious as to give the appearance of bias. The Public…