Facts
The complainants [A.] and [B.] were convicted by the High Court of the Canton of Zurich for qualified embezzlement and forgery of documents. [A.] was active as director and head of private banking of bank [C.] and carried out unauthorized trading transactions and money and securities transfers to the detriment of customers. [B.] was involved in [D. AG] and presented customers with fictitious account statements to collect commissions.
The complainants allege a violation of the principle of indictment, an arbitrary evaluation of evidence, and a violation of the right to be heard. They request the reversal of the judgment and the remittal of the case to the lower court.
Considerations
1. Principle of Indictment: The lower court established that the indictment complies with the principles of indictment. The indictment clearly describes the facts and sets out in detail the circumstances under which the actions alleged against the complainant 1 were committed.
2. Arbitrary Evaluation of Evidence: The lower court evaluated the evidence and came to the conclusion that the customers of [D.] were knowingly shown fictitious transactions from around the end of October 1996 to the end of 2000. The complaint of arbitrary evaluation of evidence is unfounded.
3. Embezzlement: The lower court found the…