Article 20 (3) of the Federal Constitutional Act requires civil servants to observe secrecy “concerning all facts that have come to their knowledge exclusively on account of their official activities.” The exclusion of the public also served to protect the author against undesired publicity concerning any socially inadequate acts performed by him.
وتقضي الفقرة 3 من المادة 20 من القانون الدستوري الاتحادي بأن يلتزم الموظفون العامون بالسرية "فيما يتعلق بجميع الوقائع التي تصل إلى علمهم حصراً بسبب أنشطتهم الرسمية".