Facts
The complainant [X.] requested on 6 July 2007 to extend the private criminal prosecution proceedings against [B.] for defamation to the opposing party [A.] . [A.] represented as a lawyer the [C. AG] and its former chairman of the board of directors [B.] in a civil law interim measure proceedings against [D.] . [X.] accuses [A.] of having unlawfully violated his honour in the reply to the request dated 10 February 2005. The Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen acquitted [A.] of the charge of defamation on 5 February 2009. Upon appeal by [X.] and [A.] (on the issue of costs), the High Court of the Canton of Schaffhausen confirmed the first instance judgment on 4 April 2011.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court considers the complaint to be unfounded. The statements made by the opposing party [A.] in the reply to the request were factual and limited to what was necessary. As a lawyer for the requesting party,…