Facts
In this case, court-appointed defence counsel X. was appointed to represent the interests of A. in the context of a parole procedure. The Criminal Appeals and Review Chamber of the Geneva Cantonal Court of Justice set the remuneration of the court-appointed defence counsel at CHF 2,570.40 by judgment of 27 June 2014.
On 21 July 2014, court-appointed defence counsel X. filed a criminal law appeal with the Federal Tribunal against this decision. He primarily requests that he be granted remuneration of CHF 4,450, plus VAT, and subsidiarily the remittal of the case to the previous authority for a new decision. He also requests that the Canton of Geneva be ordered to pay the costs, including an indemnity for his legal fees.
On the same day, court-appointed defence counsel X. sent this appeal to the Complaints Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court, which considered itself not competent to hear this appeal and declared it inadmissible.
Considerations
The Federal Tribunal examines the admissibility of the appeals submitted to it ex officio and freely. It considers that Art. 135 para. 3 CrimPC, as a special regulation reserved by Art. 439 para. 1 CrimPC, exhaustively regulates the remedies available to the court-appointed defence counsel regarding the remuneration of his work, without distinction of the criminal case concerned, including in the field of execution of sentences and measures.
When, as in the present case, the criminal…