121 Federal Act of 25 September 2015 on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, IntelSA)

121 Lescha federala dals 25 da settember 2015 davart il servetsch d'infurmaziun (LSI)

Art. 5 Principles governing information gathering

1 In order to carry out its tasks, the FIS shall gather information from sources that are publicly and non-publicly accessible.

2 For this purpose it shall use information gathering measures which do and do not require authorisation.

3 In each case, it shall choose the information gathering measure that:

a.
is most suitable and necessary for achieving a specific information gathering objective; and
b.
causes the least interference with the fundamental rights of the persons concerned.

4 It may gather personal data without this coming to the attention of the persons concerned.

5 It may not gather or process any information relating to political activities or the exercise of freedom of speech, assembly or association in Switzerland.

6 It may by way of exception gather information in accordance with paragraph 5 about an organisation or person and record that information in relation to a person if there are specific indications that the person is exercising their rights in order to prepare for or carry out terrorist, espionage or violent-extremist activities.

7 It shall delete data recorded in relation to a person once participation in the activities mentioned paragraph 6 can be excluded, but one year at the latest after the information has been recorded if no such activities have been proven up to that time.

8 It may also gather and process information in accordance with paragraph 5 about organisations and groups on the watch list in accordance with Article 72 or their members if the threats posed by these organisations and groups can be assessed thereby.

Art. 5 Princips da la procuraziun d’infurmaziuns

1 Per ademplir sias incumbensas sa procura il SIC infurmaziuns tant da funtaunas d’infurmaziun accessiblas al public sco er da funtaunas d’infurmaziun betg accessiblas al public.

2 En quest connex sa serva el da mesiras da procuraziun betg suttamessas ad in’autorisaziun e da mesiras da procuraziun suttamessas ad in’autorisaziun.

3 El tscherna mintgamai la mesira da procuraziun che:

a.
è adattada il meglier e necessaria per cuntanscher ina tscherta finamira da procuraziun; e
b.
intervegn il pli pauc en ils dretgs fundamentals da las persunas pertutgadas.

4 El po procurar datas da persunas, senza che quai saja perceptibel per las persunas pertutgadas.

5 El na procura e n’elavura naginas infurmaziuns davart l’activitad politica e davart l’execuziun da la libertad d’opiniun, da reuniun u d’associaziun en Svizra.

6 El po procurar excepziunalmain infurmaziuns tenor l’alinea 5 davart in’organisaziun u davart ina persuna e las utilisar en ina moda che sa referescha a questa persuna, sch’i èn avant maun indizis concrets che quella organisaziun u persuna exequescha ses dretgs politics per preparar u per exequir activitads terroristicas, activitads da spiunascha scumandadas u activitads d’in extremissem violent.

7 El stizza las datas ch’èn vegnidas utilisadas en ina moda che sa referescha a la persuna, uschespert che activitads tenor l’alinea 6 pon vegnir exclusas, il pli tard però 1 onn suenter la registraziun, sche las activitads n’èn betg cumprovadas fin a quest termin.

8 El po er sa procurar e tractar infurmaziuns tenor l’alinea 5 davart organisaziuns e gruppaziuns inscrittas sin la glista d’observaziun tenor l’artitgel 72 u davart lur exponents, sche las smanatschas che vegnan represchentadas da questas organisaziuns e gruppaziuns pon vegnir giuditgadas uschia.

 

This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
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