Swiss Criminal Code

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

² The 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.

³ In the case of Art­icles 296 and 297, the right to pro­sec­ute is sub­ject to a lim­it­a­tion peri­od of two years.⁴¹⁶