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Art. 183 Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch (StGB)
StGB; Vierter Titel: Verbrechen und Vergehen gegen die Freiheit; Freiheitsberaubung und Entführung
Art. 183 StGB
Wer jemanden unrechtmässig festnimmt oder gefangen hält oder jemandem in anderer Weise unrechtmässig die Freiheit entzieht,wer jemanden durch Gewalt, List oder Drohung entführt,wird mit Freiheitsstrafe bis zu fünf Jahren oder Geldstrafe bestraft.
Ebenso wird bestraft, wer jemanden entführt, der urteilsunfähig, widerstandsunfähig oder noch nicht 16 Jahre alt ist.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (447)
BGE 152 IV 161 (Art. 183 Ziff. 2 StGB)
Custodial parent's relocation of young children abroad: abduction under criminal law requires massive child-welfare violation, not mere visitation impairment
Main ground: acquittal of qualified abduction because the elements of the offense were not met.
AbR.1990.91.Nr.38 · ow (Art. 183 Ziff. 1 Abs. 2 StGB)
Rape by Abduction and Coercion
The court used this article to find the accused guilty of kidnapping (Entführung) by taking the victim to a remote location against her will.
KSE 8 2025 · ai (Art. 183 Abs. 1 StGB)
Extension of Pre-Trial Detention Upheld in Deprivation of Liberty Case
The court found that the strong suspicion regarding the crime of unlawful deprivation of liberty (Freiheitsberaubung) was sufficient to uphold detention, explicitly citing the elements of this article in its analysis of the facts.
UE230306 · zh (Art. 183 StGB)
Review of Prosecutor's Dismissal of Unlawful Treatment Claims in Involuntary Commitment
Cited as the definition of unlawful deprivation of liberty.
P/19725/2022 · ge (art. 183 ch. 1 CP)
Appeal Decision on Brigandage, Extortion, and Coercion Convictions
A. a été condamné pour séquestration au préjudice de C____, E____ et I____ (point 1.1.4.).
P/26152/2022 · ge (Art. 183 CP)
Appeal Rejected: Provisional Detention Upheld for Kidnapping and Judicial Order Violation
The court found sufficient grounds to suspect the offense of sequestration, which is relevant under Art. 221 al. 1 CPP.
P/7268/2023 · ge (art. 183 ch. 1 CP)
Rape, Abuse, and Imprisonment Appeal Decision
Basis for declaring A______ guilty of sequestration and kidnapping (séquestration et enlèvement).
SB240293 · zh (Art. 183 Ziff. 1 Abs. 1 StGB)
Deprivation of Liberty and Bodily Harm Conviction Upheld; Deportation Confirmed
The court confirmed the conviction for deprivation of liberty based on this provision.
P/18329/2024 · ge (art. 183 ch. 1 CP)
Prostitution Encouragement, Usury, and Illegal Operation Convictions with Sequestration and Drug Charges
Ground for finding G_____ guilty of sequestration.
SB240533 · zh (Art. 183 Ziff. 1 Abs. 1 StGB)
Appeal Regarding Deportation Order, Costs, and Damages After Conviction for Deprivation of Liberty and Battery
The court confirmed the defendant's guilt for kidnapping, as established in the previous ruling which was upheld on this count.
SBK.2025.44 · ag (Art. 183 Ziff. 1 StGB)
Pre-trial Detention Upheld, Sentence Reduced
Cited in relation to the charge of unlawful confinement or kidnapping.
STBER.2024.70 · so (Art. 183 Ziff. 1 Abs. 1 StGB)
Deprivation of Liberty, Insult, and Disobedience to Orders Affirmed on Appeal; Sentence Increased
This article, concerning deprivation of liberty (Freiheitsberaubung), is cited as the basis for the conviction in order 2.a.
SBK.2024.285 · ag (Art. 183 Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 StGB)
Prosecutor's decision on unlawful deprivation of liberty upheld
Cited as the provision defining the crime of unlawful deprivation of liberty, which the court determined was not met.
SB230390 · zh (Art. 183 Ziff. 1 Abs. 1 StGB)
Appeal of Conviction for Sexual Coercion, Unlawful Confinement, and Misappropriation Upheld, Including Deportation Order
Basis for finding the appellant guilty of deprivation of liberty.
SST.2023.276 · ag (Art. 183 Ziff. 1 StGB)
Endangering Life via Suffocation
This article is the basis for the guilty verdict for deprivation of liberty.