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. of 21 December 1937 (Status as of 1 January 2022) Public incitement to commit a felony or act of violence 1 Any person who publicly incites others to commit a felony shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty. 1bis Public incitement to commit genocide (Art. 264), where the intention is for the act to be carried out exclusively or partly in Switzerland, is also an offence if the incitement occurs outside Switzerland.270 2 Any person who publicly incites others to commit a misdemeanour that involves violence against other persons or property shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty. 269Amended by No I of the FA of 9 Oct. 1981, in force since 1 Oct. 1982 (AS 1982 15301534; BBl 1980 I 1241). 270 Inserted by No I 1 of the FA of 18 June 2010 on the Amendment of Federal Legislation in Implementation of the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court, in force since 1 Jan. 2011 (AS 2010 4963; BBl 2008 3863). |