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Art. 5 Bundesgesetz vom 20. März 1981 über internationale Rechtshilfe in Strafsachen (IRSG) - Erlöschen des Strafanspruchs
IRSG; Erster Teil: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; 1. Kapitel: Geltungsbereich
Art. 5 IRSG · Erlöschen des Strafanspruchs
Einem Ersuchen wird nicht entsprochen, wenn: a. in der Schweiz oder im Tatortstaat der Richter: 1. aus materiellrechtlichen Gründen den Verfolgten freigesprochen oder das Verfahren eingestellt hat, oder 2. auf eine Sanktion verzichtet oder einstweilen von ihr abgesehen hat; b. die Sanktion vollzogen wurde oder nach dem Recht des Urteilsstaates nicht vollziehbar ist; oder c. seine Ausführung Zwangsmassnahmen erfordert und die Strafverfolgung oder die Vollstreckung nach schweizerischem Recht wegen absoluter Verjährung ausgeschlossen wäre.
Absatz 1 Buchstaben a und b gelten nicht, wenn der ersuchende Staat Gründe für eine Revision des rechtskräftigen Urteils im Sinne von Artikel 410 der Strafprozessordnung vom 5. Oktober 2007 (StPO) anführt.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (97)
RR.2026.21 (art. 5 al. 1 let. a EIMP)
International Judicial Assistance for Spain Upheld
Used to reject the argument that the request was inadmissible due to a provisional closure order, as it was not final.
RR.2025.172 (art. 5 EIMP)
Switzerland v. German Extradition Applicant (Fraud, Theft, Forgery)
This provision of the Swiss Act on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters concerns grounds for refusing extradition, including when the sanction has already been executed or cannot be executed.
RR.2025.172 (art. 5 al. 1 let. b EIMP)
Switzerland v. German Extradition Applicant (Fraud, Theft, Forgery)
This provision is invoked by the appellant as a ground for refusing extradition, arguing that the sanction has already been executed or cannot be executed.
RR.2025.192 (Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. c IRSG)
Extradition Upheld Despite Statute of Limitations Claim
Used to determine that the statute of limitations under Romanian law does not preclude extradition because Swiss law would not have been exceeded.
RR.2024.124 (Art. 5 al. 1 let. b EIMP)
Portugal v. Swiss Bank (International Judicial Assistance)
Cited in the context of the 'ne bis in idem' principle.
RR.2025.51 (art. 5 cpv. 1 lett. c AIMP)
Extradition to Croatia upheld: sentence not time-barred.
Declares a request inadmissible if its execution implies coercive measures and, under Swiss law, the action or execution would be excluded due to absolute prescription.
RR.2024.92 (Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. a IRSG)
* [Company Name] v. Netherlands: Bank Records Handover Upheld in Bribery Investigation
Specifies grounds for not complying with a request for legal aid, including if the accused has been acquitted or proceedings have been discontinued for substantive reasons.
RR.2024.79 (Art. 5 cpv. 1 lett. b AIMP)
Extradition for Driving Without a License Only, Car Theft Conviction Protected by *Ne Bis In Idem*
The provision is cited as the legal basis for the inadmissibility of the extradition request when the sanction has already been executed or is unenforceable according to the law of the state of judgment.
RH.2024.6 (art. 5 cpv. 1 lett. b AIMP)
Romanian Extradition Arrest Upheld Despite Prior Italian Sentence Decision
Cited in the context of assessing the executability of a foreign sentence, which is relevant for the admissibility of the extradition request.
RR.2023.86 (art. 5 al. 1 let. b EIMP)
Extradition to Slovenia upheld despite Article 8 and Article 3 challenges.
Used to reject the applicant's claim that the extradition request was inadmissible because the remaining sentence to be served could not be verified.
RR.2021.202 (Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. c IRSG)
Switzerland Extradites Frozen Assets to Peru Amidst Due Process and Retroactivity Claims
Cited in relation to the exclusion of requests if prosecution or execution is barred by statute of limitations under Swiss law.
RR.2022.151 (Art. 5 al. 1 let. b EIMP)
Extradition to Spain upheld despite claims of prior sentence served and Article 3 ECHR concerns.
Invoked by the appellant as a ground for inadmissibility of extradition due to a potentially already served sentence.
RR.2021.250 (Art. 5 EIMP)
Federal Criminal Court Upholds Judicial Assistance to Angola
Provision used to reject the argument that the international judicial assistance procedure should be suspended.
RR.2021.250 (Art. 5 al. 1 let. c EIMP)
Federal Criminal Court Upholds Judicial Assistance to Angola
Provision used to reject the argument that the statute of limitations prevented the opening of criminal proceedings or the execution of a sanction.
RR.2021.249 (Art. 5 al. 1 let. c EIMP)
Swiss Court Upholds Freezing of Assets in Angola Mutual Legal Assistance Case Amid Human Rights Claims
Used to determine whether the statute of limitations in Swiss law would prevent the opening of criminal proceedings, making the request inadmissible.