Swiss Criminal CodeEnglish is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. |
Art. 175
Defamation of a deceased person or of a person missing presumed dead 1If the defamation, whether wilful or not, is directed at a person who is deceased or who has been declared missing presumed dead, the relatives of the deceased person or the person missing presumed dead are entitled to apply for prosecution. 2No offence is committed if, at the time of the statement being made, the deceased person has been dead or the missing person missing for more than 30 years. |