Question juridique clé
Whether the first-instance investigation and trial costs could be imposed on the acquitted appellant.
Solution extraite
Yes. The costs could be imposed because his conduct as program manager breached broadcasting duties and was a civil-law blameworthy cause of the proceedings, without implying criminal guilt.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the cost order did not violate the presumption of innocence, since the judgment expressly excluded any criminal blame. Under cantonal procedure, costs may be shifted to an acquitted accused if he clearly violated a behavioral norm and thereby caused the proceedings; the appellant's airing of the problematic advertising on his channel met that standard.