962.1
EG-STPO
CH-SG
Art. 17 Einführungsgesetz zur Schweizerischen Straf- und Jugendstrafprozessordnung (EG-StPO) - Anklagekammer
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Art. 17 EG-StPO · Anklagekammer
1. Die Anklagekammer ist Beschwerdeinstanz.
2. Sie
a) wacht über die Einhaltung des Gesetzes durch die Strafverfolgungsbehörden und kann ihnen allgemeine Weisungen erteilen;
b)* entscheidet über die Ermächtigung zur Eröffnung des Strafverfahrens gegen Behördemitglieder oder Mitarbeitende des Kantons und der Gemeinden wegen Verbrechen und Vergehen, die deren Amtsführung betreffen, soweit nicht der Kantonsrat zuständig ist.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (39)
AK.2025.86.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Cantonal Court Decision on Authorization for Criminal Proceedings Against Hospital Staff
The court cites this article as the basis for the Anklagekammer's jurisdiction in the matter of granting authorization, even though it ultimately denies it.
AK.2024.455.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO (sGS 962.1))
Hospital Employees Criminal Proceedings Authorization
This article of the Cantonal Implementing Act, cited alongside Art. 7 Abs. 2 StPO, confirms the court's competence to decide on the authorization.
AK.2024.106.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Prosecutor's Discontinuance Overturned Due to Lack of Procedural Authorization and Uninvestigated Accident Circumstances
Basis for granting authorization to open criminal proceedings against the employee.
AK.2024.168.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Cantonal Court Authorizes Criminal Proceedings Against City President for Disloyal Conduct in Digital Platform Project
This provision delegates to the Indictment Chamber the competence to decide on the authorization to open criminal proceedings regarding the conduct of municipal officials.
AK.2024.125.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Criminal Prosecution Authorization Denial in Animal Welfare Inspection Case
This provision, complementary to Art. 7 Abs. 2 lit. b StPO, establishes the Anklagekammer's competence in authorization proceedings.
AK.2024.138 · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Request for Authorization to Open Criminal Proceedings Against Emergency Service Employee Following Collision
The cantonal procedural provision cited alongside Art. 7 Abs. 2 lit. b StPO as the basis for the Chamber's jurisdiction to decide on the authorization.
AK.2024.15.AK · sg (Art. 17 EG-StPO)
Exclusion of Unchallenged Incriminating Testimony in Criminal Proceedings
Used in conjunction with Art. 39 Abs. 3 JStPO to establish the competence of the Indictment Chamber.
AK.2023.558.AK · sg (Art. 17 EG-StPO)
Consolidated Appeals on Injured Party Status in Criminal Proceedings Following Work Accident
Cited to establish the jurisdiction of the Cantonal Court (Anklagekammer) to rule on the appeal.
AK.2023.549.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Private School Employees and Authorization for Criminal Prosecution
This article defines the competence of the Indictment Chamber to decide on the authorization request, but since the entitlement to authorization was denied based on Art. 7 Abs. 2 lit. b StPO, the court explicitly did not rule on the merits of competence by not entering a decision (nicht eintreten), which implicitly confirms the scope of Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO in principle, although the order 1 focuses on the prerequisite of Art. 7 Abs. 2 lit. b StPO.
AK.2023.393.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Appeal Against Denial of Authorization for Criminal Proceedings in Contaminated Land Sale
The court applied this rule regarding its jurisdiction to authorize criminal proceedings against public officials.
AK.2023.349.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Private Security Guard's Conduct in Enforcing Ordinances
This procedural provision, cited in the reasoning (Erwägung 1a), was not explicitly included in the final orders (dispositive) as a basis for the decision, even though the court confirmed its decision on authorization falls under its scope.
AK.2023.349.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Scope of Authorization Requirement for Private Individuals Performing Public Tasks
This provision outlines the competence of the Indictment Chamber to decide on the authorization, which became irrelevant because the court did not enter upon the request.
AK.2023.184.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Police Officer Documentation Discrepancy Criminal Complaint Dismissal
This provision establishes the jurisdiction of the Anklagekammer to decide on the authorization for opening a criminal investigation against Canton St. Gallen public officials.
AK.2022.326.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Refusal to Authorize Criminal Proceedings Against Police Officers in Assault Case
This provision was mentioned in the reasoning regarding jurisdiction, but it is not cited in the dispositive.
AK.2022.326.AK · sg (Art. 17 Abs. 2 lit. b EG-StPO)
Police Officers' Conduct Upheld in Assault Case
Cited in the reasoning to establish the jurisdiction of the Indictment Chamber to decide on the authorization request.