Swiss Criminal Code (SCC)

Art. 267SCC from 2022

Art. 267

1. Any person who wilfully makes known or makes accessible to a foreign state or its agents or to the general public a secret, the preservation of which is necessary in the interests of the Confederation,³⁰⁶

any person who falsifies, destroys, disposes of or steals documents or evidence relating to legal relations between the Confederation or a canton and a foreign state and thus endangers the interests of the Confederation or the canton, or

any person who, as the authorised representative of the Confederation, conducts negotiations with a foreign government which are intended to be detrimental to the Confederation,

shall be liable to a custodial sentence of not less than one year.

2. Any person who wilfully makes known or makes accessible to the general public a secret, the preservation of which is necessary in the interests of the Confederation shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or to a monetary penalty.³⁰⁷

3. If the person concerned acts through negligence, the penalty is a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or a monetary penalty.³⁰⁸

³⁰⁶ Amended by No I of the FA of 10 Oct. 1997, in force since 1 April 1998 (AS 1998 852 856; BBl 1996 IV 525).

³⁰⁷ Inserted by No I of the FA of 10 Oct. 1997, in force since 1 April 1998 (AS 1998 852 856; BBl 1996 IV 525).

³⁰⁸ Originally No 2.