Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Schaffhausen courts were competent to try the press defamation offense.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. In Swiss federal law, defamation may be prosecuted at the place where it is committed; for press offenses, this is where the publication is printed and issued.
Extrahierte Begründung
The natural judge under Art. 58 BV is the court competent under the cantonal constitution and laws applicable to the offense. Since the offending paper was printed and issued in Schaffhausen, the offense occurred there and Schaffhausen courts had jurisdiction.