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french: Tribunal pénal féderal
it, Tribunale penale federale
rm, Tribunal penal federal , image = Bundesstrafgericht logo.svg , imagesize = , caption = , motto = , established = , country = , location =
Bellinzona Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...
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Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland (german: Bundesgericht, french: Tribunal fédéral, it, Tribunale federale, rm, ) is the supreme court of the Swiss Confederation and at the head of the Swiss judiciary. The Federal Supreme Court ...
, terms = , positions = , website = , chiefjudgetitle = , chiefjudgename = , termstart = , termend = , termend2 = , chiefjudgetitle2 = , chiefjudgename2 = , termstart2 = , termend3 = , termend4 = The Federal Criminal Court, (german: Bundesstrafgericht; french: Tribunal pénal féderal; it, Tribunale penale federale; rm, Tribunal penal federal) is a Swiss federal court. Since its inception in 2004, it has been located in
Bellinzona Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...
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Legal basis

Article 191a para. 1 of the ''Swiss Constitution'' of 18 April 1999, (SC; SR lassified Compilation of Federal Legislationno. 101) states: ''The Confederation shall appoint a criminal court, which shall hear at first instance criminal cases that by law come under federal jurisdiction. The law may confer further powers on the Federal Criminal Court.'' The ''Federal Act on the Organization of the Federal Criminal Authorities'' (SR no. 173.71) gover