Facts
The appellant [A.] is convicted by the High Court of the Canton of Zurich for deprivation of liberty and money laundering. He is accused of having committed a robbery on the watch atelier [C.] in Zurich on February 22, 2017, together with [B.] , and having unlawfully detained the customer [E.] in the process. Furthermore, [A.] is said to have transported the luxury watches stolen during the robbery to Germany in order to prevent their confiscation.
The District Court of Zurich had already sentenced [A.] on December 14, 2018 to an unconditional prison sentence of 5 years and 3 months as well as a fine of 10 daily rates of CHF 10.- for multiple robberies, deprivation of liberty, money laundering and obstruction of official acts. In addition, a 10-year expulsion from the country was ordered.
On appeal by [A.] and the Zurich-Limmat Public Prosecutor's Office, the High Court of the Canton of Zurich ruled in its judgment of October 7, 2019 that the convictions for multiple robberies and obstruction of official acts had become legally binding. It found [A.] guilty of deprivation of liberty and money laundering and sentenced him to a prison sentence of 6 years and 2 months as well as a fine of 10 daily rates of CHF 10.-.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court considers the conviction for deprivation of liberty to be in accordance with federal law. The lower court had reasonably established that [A.] and [B.] had unlawfully detained the customer [E.] by bringing him to the ground, tying him up and leaving him in that position until the perpetrators fled. A clear division of labor was apparent, with [A.] being responsible for stealing the watches and [B.] for tying up and monitoring the victim. The Federal Supreme Court sees no reason to doubt the assumption…