Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

of 5 October 2007 (Status as of 1 July 2023)


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Art. 140 Prohibited methods of taking evidence

1 The use of co­er­cion, vi­ol­ence, threats, prom­ises, de­cep­tion and meth­ods that may com­prom­ise the abil­ity of the per­son con­cerned to think or de­cide freely are pro­hib­ited when tak­ing evid­ence.

2 Such meth­ods re­main un­law­ful even if the per­son con­cerned con­sents to their use.

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