Statistics Service Postal and Telecommunications Surveillance ÜPF

The Swiss prosecution authorities and the Federal intelligence service (FIS) may order post and telecommunications surveillance measures for the purpose of investigating serious criminal offences based on the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code and the Federal Intelligence Service Act. The PTSS is obliged to produce statistics on surveillance measures based on Art. 16 para. 1 let. k of the Federal Act on Post and Telecommunications Surveillance (SPTA). Although the number of monitoring measures has fallen this year, it is still slightly above the average of the last five years. While real-time monitoring is within this average, retrospective monitoring is slightly higher. However, emergency searches and tracing of persons show a strong increase compared to the above-mentioned average, while antenna searches are slightly lower. The Articles 269bis and 269ter of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code allow the use of special technical devices (IMSI catchers) and computer software (govware) for telecommunications surveillance. In 2023, 9 operations used this special computer software (7 in the previous year). The number of operations using special technical devices (IMSI-Catcher) amounts to 160 compared to 120 in the previous year. Note: The numbers presented by FIS and those by the PTSS are not comparable due to a different counting method.瑞士检察当局与联邦情报署（Federal Intelligence Service, FIS）可依据《瑞士刑事诉讼法典》及《联邦情报服务法》，为侦查严重刑事犯罪，下令实施邮政与电信监控措施。邮政电信监控署（PTSS）需遵照《邮政与电信监察联邦法案》（Federal Act on Post and Telecommunications Surveillance, SPTA）第16条第1款k项之规定，编制监控措施相关统计数据。 尽管本年度监控措施总量有所下滑，但仍略高于过去五年的平均水平。其中实时监控的数量处于该平均区间内，回溯监控的数量则略高于均值。相较前述五年平均水平，紧急搜查与人员追踪的数量出现显著增长，而天线搜查的数量则略有降低。 《瑞士刑事诉讼法典》第269条之二与第269条之三规定，可在电信监控工作中使用特殊技术设备（IMSI catchers）与计算机软件（govware）。 2023年，共有9起行动使用了该类特殊计算机软件（上一年度为7起）；使用特殊技术设备（IMSI-Catcher）的行动数量达160起，而前一年度为120起。 备注：由于统计方法存在差异，联邦情报署（FIS）与邮政电信监控署（PTSS）所公布的数据不具有可比性。