Facts

The appellant [X.] was criminally prosecuted by the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Thurgau for document offenses in connection with the sale of a villa in St. Moritz on May 30, 2006. On January 23, 2011, he requested the discontinuation of the criminal proceedings, which the Public Prosecutor's Office, however, rejected. Against this rejection, [X.] filed a complaint with the High Court of the Canton of Thurgau, which, however, did not enter into the complaint. Thereupon, [X.] filed a complaint in criminal matters with the Federal Supreme Court.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court did not enter into the complaint. It stated that the conduct of criminal proceedings does not constitute a legal disadvantage that could not be remedied by a decision favorable to the accused. Furthermore, the accused is not entitled to appeal against the initiation and continuation of the preliminary proceedings, as the law does not provide for this. The accused cannot circumvent the…