Questão jurídica principal
Whether the letters amounted to defamation under Art. 173 StGB
Decisão extraída
Yes. Read as a whole, the letters imputed morally blameworthy and potentially criminal conduct, thereby harming the complainants' reputation as honorable persons.
Fundamentação extraída
The court applied the objective meaning for an average recipient and held that the accusations went beyond mere criticism of professional conduct and attacked ethical integrity.