Questão jurídica principal
Whether X.'s statements during the bankruptcy questioning constituted defamation under Art. 173 para. 1 CP.
Decisão extraída
The statements, objectively read, cast suspicion on the plaintiffs of diverting assets for their own benefit and therefore fell within Art. 173 para. 1 CP.
Fundamentação extraída
A statement is defamatory if an objective recipient would understand it as imputing dishonourable conduct. The two remarks suggested misappropriation of the bankrupt company's assets.