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Art. 69 Schweizerische Strafprozessordnung (StPO) - Grundsätze
StPO; 2. Titel: Strafbehörden; 8. Kapitel: Allgemeine Verfahrensregeln
Art. 69 StPO · Grundsätze
Die Verhandlungen vor dem erstinstanzlichen Gericht und dem Berufungsgericht sowie die mündliche Eröffnung von Urteilen und Beschlüssen dieser Gerichte sind mit Ausnahme der Beratung öffentlich.
Haben die Parteien in diesen Fällen auf eine öffentliche Urteilsverkündung verzichtet oder ist ein Strafbefehl ergangen, so können interessierte Personen in die Urteile und Strafbefehle Einsicht nehmen.
Nicht öffentlich sind: a. das Vorverfahren; vorbehalten bleiben Mitteilungen der Strafbehörden an die Öffentlichkeit; b. das Verfahren des Zwangsmassnahmengerichts; c. das Verfahren der Beschwerdeinstanz und, soweit es schriftlich durchgeführt wird, des Berufungsgerichts; d. das Strafbefehlsverfahren.
Öffentliche Verhandlungen sind allgemein zugänglich, für Personen unter 16 Jahren jedoch nur mit Bewilligung der Verfahrensleitung.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (181)
BGE 152 IV 96 (Art. 69 al. 2 CPP)
Public access to non-final penal orders under criminal procedure publicity rules versus presumption of innocence
Ground for the verdict: the lower court misapplied this provision by allowing public access to a penal order not yet in force, whereas it applies only to final penal orders.
BKBES.2011.103 · so (Art. 69 Abs. 1 StPO)
Teacher Challenges Notification of Pornography Conviction to Education Department
Cited to distinguish the right to inspect criminal penalty orders from the general right of the public to attend hearings and the oral pronouncement of judgments.
BKBES.2011.103 · so (Art. 69 Abs. 2 StPO)
Teacher Challenges Notification of Pornography Conviction to Education Department
The court affirms that there is a clear statutory right for the public to inspect criminal penalty orders under this provision, which overrides the convicted person's privacy rights.
BKBES.2011.103 · so (Art. 69 Abs. 3 StPO)
Teacher Challenges Notification of Pornography Conviction to Education Department
Cited to indicate that if the accused appeals the penalty order, the procedure until the public hearing remains confidential.
B-6924/2023 (Art. 69 StPO)
Judicial Transparency in Administrative Criminal Proceedings
Analogously applied to justify public access to administrative penalty decisions due to a gap in specific legislation.
STBER.2024.89 · so (Art. 69 StPO)
State v. Defendant (Robbery, Violence Against Officials, Narcotics Offenses)
Cited as a general procedural basis applied by the court, likely related to costs or fee setting.
BB.2025.45 (Art. 69 Abs. 1 StPO)
Minor's Testimony Protection Appeal
Cited as the principle of justice publicity for court proceedings.
SB240542 · zh (Art. 69 StPO)
Appeals Court Upholds Convictions for Threats, Discrimination, Incitement, and Insult, Modifies Sentencing for Outpatient Treatment
Cited in the dispositive for the confiscation of the hammer.
P/17448/2023 · ge (art. 69 et 263 CPP)
Appellant v. Switzerland: SIS Notification for Expulsion Following Robbery and Identity Fraud
Cited in the operative part of the confirmed judgment regarding the sequestration, confiscation, and destruction of objects.
A-1628/2023 (Art. 69 al. 2 CPP)
Public Access to Administrative Criminal Penal Decisions
Cited as a basis for the right of interested parties to consult judgments and penalty orders, applied analogously to administrative criminal law.
A-1628/2023 (Art. 69 et 70 CPP)
Public Access to Administrative Criminal Penal Decisions
Applied analogously to administrative criminal law to fill a legal gap regarding the publicity of decisions.
STBER.2023.32 · so (Art. 69 StPO)
Appeal of Aggravated Assault Conviction, Sentencing, and Deportation Order
Cited in the preamble of the final orders, relating to the determination of the penalty fine (Order 5.b).
BVGE-2023-I-4 (Art. 69 CPP)
Prosecutor's Disclosure in Public Hearing Not a Breach of Secrecy
Cited for the principle of publicity of justice in criminal proceedings, which relativizes the duty of professional secrecy.
SN.2023.15 (Art. 69 Abs. 1 StPO)
Court Denies Motion to Close Insider Trading Trial to Public
This provision establishes the principle of public hearings in criminal proceedings, which was the starting point for the court's consideration of the request to exclude the public.
STBER.2020.97 · so (Art. 69 Abs. 1 StPO)
Appeal Regarding Rape and Sexual Coercion Conviction; Acquittal Based on Insufficient Proof of Coercion
Cited in the reasoning section to establish the general principle of public hearings.