Any person who mutilates the genitals of a female person, impairs their natural function seriously and permanently or damages them in some other way shall be liable to a custodial sentence of from six months to ten years or to a monetary penalty.1
Any person who has committed the offence abroad but is now in Switzerland and is not extradited shall be liable to the foregoing penalties. Article 7 paragraphs 4 and 5 apply.
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Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 17 Dec. 2021 on the Harmonisation of Sentencing Policy, in force since 1 July 2023 (AS 2023 259;BBl 2018 2827). ↩
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