Question juridique clé
Whether CHF 14,000 earned from prostitution without work and residence permits may be confiscated under Art. 70 StGB.
Solution extraite
The confiscation of the prostitution income was unlawful; the amount could not be treated as proceeds obtained by a crime.
Motifs extraits
Prostitution is not unlawful per se in Swiss law; the income stems from an objectively lawful transaction even if the activity was carried out without the required permits. Since criminal law protects self-determined prostitution and the anti-blackwork policy aims to protect weaker workers, confiscation would contradict the unity of the legal order.