Swiss Criminal Procedure Code

¹In the case of an of­fence un­der Art­icle 28 SCC¹ com­mit­ted in Switzer­land, the au­thor­it­ies of the place where the me­dia un­der­tak­ing has its re­gistered of­fice have jur­is­dic­tion.

²If the au­thor is known and if he or she is dom­i­ciled or ha­bitu­ally res­id­ent in Switzer­land, the au­thor­it­ies at the dom­i­cile or the place of ha­bitu­al res­id­ence have jur­is­dic­tion. In such a case, the pro­ceed­ings shall be con­duc­ted where the ini­tial pro­sec­u­tion pro­ced­ures were car­ried out. In the case of of­fences pro­sec­uted only on com­plaint, the com­plain­ant may choose between the two places of jur­is­dic­tion.

³Where no place of jur­is­dic­tion is es­tab­lished by para­graphs 1 or 2, the au­thor­it­ies of the place where the me­dia product is broad­cast have jur­is­dic­tion. If broad­cast­ing takes place in two or more places, the au­thor­it­ies of the place where the ini­tial pro­sec­u­tion pro­ced­ures were car­ried out have jur­is­dic­tion.