Swiss Criminal Code

1. Any per­son who car­ries out activ­it­ies on be­half of a for­eign state on Swiss ter­rit­ory without law­ful au­thor­ity, where such activ­it­ies are the re­spons­ib­il­ity of a pub­lic au­thor­ity or pub­lic of­fi­cial,

any per­son who car­ries out such activ­it­ies for a for­eign party or or­gan­isa­tion,

any per­son who fa­cil­it­ates such activ­it­ies,

shall be li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty, or in ser­i­ous cases to a cus­todi­al sen­tence of not less than one year.³⁷⁹

2. Any per­son who ab­ducts an­oth­er by us­ing vi­ol­ence, false pre­tences or threats and takes him abroad in or­der to hand him over to a for­eign au­thor­ity, party or oth­er or­gan­isa­tion or to ex­pose him to a danger to life or limb shall be li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence of not less than one year.

3. Any per­son who makes pre­par­a­tions for such an ab­duc­tion shall be li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.