Art. 178 Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch (StGB)

VPB 2512-2001-2610 (Art. 178 CP)

Criminal and Military Penal Code Amendments: Aligning Prescription Periods

Cited as a basis for extending prescription periods for offenses against honor.

SBK.2024.195 · ag (Art. 178 Abs. 1 StGB)

Mother's Appeal Against Dismissed Charges Against Son Denied

Used to declare the charges of defamation time-barred.

P/7560/2021 · ge (art. 178 al. 1 CP)

Appeal Against Dismissal of Criminal Proceedings for Malicious Denunciation and Harassment

Cited in the reasoning context of applying Art. 319 al. 1 let. d CPP, establishing the four-year limitation period for offenses against honor.

BK 2024 75 · be (Art. 178 Abs. 1 StGB)

Appeal Regarding Untimely and Time-Barred Defamation Complaint After Non-Prosecution Decision

Cited in the reasoning regarding the statute of limitations for insults/defamation offenses.

A-1501/2023 (art. 178 al. 2 CP)

Tax Assessment Decision Upheld Despite Defamation Claim

Specifies the statute of limitations for defamation.

P1 22 35 · vs (art. 178 al. 1 CP)

Defamation Conviction Upheld for Questioning Physician's Credentials

Cited in the first instance orders (points 1 and 2) that were upheld concerning the prescription of the criminal action, which were confirmed in the dispositive of the appeal court (points 1 and 2).

P/19808/2019 · ge (art. 178 al. 1 CP)

Public Prosecutor v. Dismissal of Defamation and Threats Proceedings Due to Unassessed Mental Incapacity

Cited concerning the statute of limitations for honor offenses.

BK 2022 345 · be (Art. 178 Abs. 1 StGB)

Procedural Delay in Swiss Defamation Investigation

Mentioned in the reasoning regarding the relevant statute of limitations for the underlying offences (insult/defamation), which informs the urgency of the decision.

D.cision.2021.17 · vd (Art. 178 CP)

Appeal of Dismissal for Defamation Statute of Limitations

Although cited in the reasoning for the dismissal by the prosecutor (prescription), it is not explicitly cited in the final dispositive orders (I to IV) as the ground for the Court's final decision to reject the appeal.

D.cision.2020.126 · vd (art. 178 al. 1 CP)

Appeal Regarding Dismissal of Criminal Complaints Involving Business Disputes and Computer Access

Cited in the reasoning regarding the prescription period for offenses against honor, relevant to the part of the dismissal order that is confirmed.

502 2018 82 · fr (art. 178 al. 1 CP)

Appeal Dismissed for Lack of Standing and Untimely Claim Regarding Dismissal of Criminal Complaints Against Former Attorney General

This provision concerning the statute of limitations was used as an alternative ground to declare the appeal inadmissible regarding the subsidiary charge of defamation.

Jug.2018.224 · vd (art. 178 CP)

Appeal Against Conviction for Violence, Theft, and Sexual Coercion Against Former Partner

Cited in the final ruling section as a legal basis applied by the court.

P/20176/2010 · ge (art. 178 CP)

Appellant Convicted for Injury over Letter Comparing Management to Totalitarianism

Mentioned in the reasoning regarding the prescription, but not explicitly cited in the final orders which only address the penalty and costs.

BES.2016.138 · bs (Art. 178 Abs. 1 StGB)

Appellant v. State on Timeliness of Appeal Following Co-Appellant's Limited Appeal

Cited in the reasoning regarding the four-year statute of limitations for defamation offenses.

BES.2016.174 · bs (Art. 178 Abs. 1 StGB)

Prosecutor's Discontinuation of Criminal Proceedings Upheld Due to Insufficient Evidence and Self-Defense Justification

Mentioned in the reasoning section regarding the prescription of the insult, but not explicitly cited in the dispositive.