Question juridique clé
Whether the federal appeal against the acquittal in a defamation case was admissible and well-founded
Solution extraite
The appeal was admissible only to the extent relevant to the private-claim issue, but it was otherwise unfounded; the appellate judgment was upheld.
Motifs extraits
The court referred to the detailed reasoning of the cantonal court and found no reason to depart from it on the truth defense, the characterization used, or the pending and concluded criminal proceedings mentioned.