Question juridique clé
Whether the publication of statements from the parliamentary subcommittee meeting fulfilled Art. 293 Abs. 1 StGB.
Solution extraite
Yes. The statements were confidential by force of Art. 47 ParlG, and the publication was unauthorized.
Motifs extraits
The Court held that Art. 293 StGB is governed by a formal secrecy concept: it is enough that the material was declared secret by law or decision. Art. 47 ParlG makes commission and subcommission deliberations confidential, including the statements of all participants, so the journalist brought secret material to the public.