Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the false statement that an employee left for health reasons constitutes credit damage under Art. 160 StGB.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. Credit damage protects confidence in a person's ability and willingness to meet financial obligations, not professional performance or occupational reputation.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that Art. 160 StGB covers only credit in the sense of trust in compliance with pecuniary obligations. Allegations impairing a person's professional standing or career prospects fall, if at all, under personality rights or defamation law, but do not satisfy the objective elements of credit damage.