Art. 152 Right to evidence

1 Each party is entitled to have the court accept the evidence that he or she offers in the required form and time.

2 Illegally obtained evidence shall be considered only if there is an overriding interest in finding the truth.

Art. 140 Prohibited methods of taking evidence

1 The use of coercion, violence, threats, promises, deception and methods that may compromise the ability of the person concerned to think or decide freely are prohibited when taking evidence.

2 Such methods remain unlawful even if the person concerned consents to their use.

Art. 141 Admissibility of unlawfully obtained evidence

1 Evidence obtained in violation of Article 140 is not admissible under any circumstances. The foregoing also applies where this Code declares evidence to be inadmissible.

2 Evidence that criminal justice authorities have obtained by criminal methods or by violating regulations on admissibility is inadmissible unless it is essential that it be admitted in order to secure a conviction for a serious offence.

3 Evidence that has been obtained in violation of administrative regulations is admissible.

4 Where evidence that is inadmissible under paragraph 2 has made it possible to obtain additional evidence, such evidence is not admissible if it would have been impossible to obtain had the previous evidence not been obtained.

5 Records relating to inadmissible evidence shall be removed from the case documents, held in safekeeping until a final judgment has concluded the proceedings, and then destroyed.