Facts
The complainants [A.C.] and [B.C.] filed a criminal complaint against a Suva regional physician and unknown police officers for abuse of authority, deprivation of liberty, and bodily harm to defenseless persons. The public prosecutor's office did not initiate the proceedings, which was confirmed by the High Court of the Canton of Aargau. The complainants appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court in criminal matters.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court states that the complainants, as alleged victims of police violence and degrading treatment, have a legally protected interest in the appeal. The lower court has plausibly presented the facts, according to which the complainants behaved aggressively and verbally abusively towards the Suva regional physician, so that she activated the alarm button. The police officers were entitled to use immediate coercion, which was…