{"id":17352,"date":"2021-04-15T15:54:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.penalex.ch\/uncategorized\/what-is-the-article-for-defamation-in-swiss-law\/"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T10:19:06","slug":"what-is-the-article-for-defamation-in-swiss-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.penalex.ch\/en\/faq-criminal-law\/what-is-the-article-for-defamation-in-swiss-law\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the article for defamation in Swiss law?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The incrimination of defamation is provided for in<strong>Article 173 of the Swiss Penal Code<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8221; <em>The one who, by addressing a third party, will have accused a person or thrown on him the suspicion of holding a conduct contrary to the honor, or of any other fact likely to damage his consideration<\/em>,<\/p>\n\n<p><em>the one who will have propagated such an accusation or such a suspicion,<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><em>shall, upon complaint, be punished by a pecuniary penalty.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>(&#8230;) &#8220;<\/p>\n\n<p>Find more information on this topic on our page <a href=\"http:\/\/owfmamzyv.preview.infomaniak.website\/competences\/infractions-contre-lhonneur-et-le-domaine-secret\/\">Honor and Secrecy Offenses<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/owfmamzyv.preview.infomaniak.website\/equipe\/\">contact one of our lawyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1945449744\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_976488394\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1633738771\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1761968353\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3706943712\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2><strong>We are at your disposal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you do not find the answer to your question, do not hesitate to ask us directly or to make an appointment<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3706943712 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1759776702\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-362777735\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.penalex.ch\/en\/produit\/ask-a-question\/\" class=\"button primary is-small expand\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t<i class=\"icon-envelop\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t<span>Your first question<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1563606910\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.penalex.ch\/en\/online-appointment\/\" class=\"button primary is-small expand\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t<i class=\"icon-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t<span>Make an appointment<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_976488394 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1945449744 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incrimination of defamation is provided for inArticle 173 of the Swiss Penal Code: &#8221; 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