Swiss Criminal Code

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Art. 293

Pub­lic­a­tion of secret of­fi­cial pro­ceed­ings

 

1Any per­son who pub­lishes in­form­a­tion from the files, pro­ceed­ings or of­fi­cial in­vest­ig­a­tions of a pub­lic au­thor­ity which have been de­clared secret by that au­thor­ity by law or by a law­ful or­der is­sued by the au­thor­ity is li­able to a fine.1

2Com­pli­city is also a crim­in­al of­fence.

3The act does not carry a pen­alty un­less pub­lic­a­tion is con­trary to an over­rid­ing pub­lic or private in­terest.2

1 Amended by No I of the FA of 16 June 2017 (Pub­lic­a­tion of Of­fi­cial Secret Pro­ceed­ings), in force since 1 March 2018 (AS 2018 567; BBl 2016 7329 7575).
2 In­ser­ted by No I of the FA of 10 Oct. 1997 (AS 1998 852; BBl 1996 IV 525). Amended by No I of the FA of 16 June 2017 (Pub­lic­a­tion of Of­fi­cial Secret Pro­ceed­ings), in force since 1 March 2018 (AS 2018 567; BBl 2016 7329 7575).

 
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