Corresponding with the OAG

Any correspondence with the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland must be sent in writing to the address below.

In case of emergency, please contact the police directly (police station or call 117).

If you wish to file a criminal complaint, please take note of the conditions and formal requirements set out in the subsection below on criminal complaints. 

Address for correspondence

Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland
Guisanplatz 1
CH-3003 Berne
Phone: +41 58 462 45 79
Fax:       +41 58 462 45 07 (Processing takes place within working hours from 08:00 to 17:00. Faxes received outside official opening hours will be processed the following day).

Parties: Submitting documents online

Under Article 110 paragraph 2 of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code, parties to proceedings may also file submissions in electronic form. They must be sent via the PrivaSphere secure messaging platform. You can access the messaging platform by clicking on the following link (PDF is the accepted data format).