Swiss Criminal Code

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Art. 302

Pro­sec­u­tion

 

1Felon­ies and mis­de­mean­ours un­der this Title are only pro­sec­uted on the au­thor­ity of the Fed­er­al Coun­cil.

2The Fed­er­al Coun­cil shall or­der a pro­sec­u­tion only if a re­quest to do so is re­ceived from the gov­ern­ment of the for­eign state in the case of Art­icle 296 or from a gov­ern­ing of­ficer of the in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­isa­tion in the case of Art­icle 297. In times of act­ive ser­vice, the Fed­er­al Coun­cil may also or­der a pro­sec­u­tion in the ab­sence of a re­quest.

3In the case of Art­icles 296 and 297, the right to pro­sec­ute is sub­ject to a lim­it­a­tion peri­od of two years.2

1 Amended by No I of the FA of 5 Oct. 1950, in force since 5 Jan. 1951 (AS 1951 1 16; BBl 1949 1 1249).
2 Amended by No I of the FA of 22 March 2002 (Lim­it­a­tion of the Right to Pro­sec­ute), in force since 1 Oct. 2002 (AS 2002 2986 2988; BBl 2002 2673 1649).

 
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