Question juridique clé
Whether active but exclusively defensive conduct in a brawl is punishable under art. 133(2) CP.
Solution extraite
A participant in a brawl who acts physically but solely to repel an attack, defend another person, or separate combatants is not punishable under art. 133(2) CP.
Motifs extraits
The Court held that a brawl requires active, effective, reciprocal fighting among at least three persons. A person who only passively shields himself does not participate at all; but a person who uses force purely defensively or to separate the fighters is still a participant, yet benefits from the statutory non-punishability.