Facts
The appellant [A.] was accused of having participated in a demonstration in Bern on October 31, 2020 without wearing a protective mask, although the wearing of a protective mask was legally required for demonstration participants at that time. As a result, he was found guilty of violations of the Covid-19 Ordinance Special Situation by a penal order of the Regional Prosecutor's Office Bern-Mittelland dated January 8, 2021 and sentenced to a fine of CHF 250.-. Later, it turned out that [A.] had a medical certificate exempting him from the obligation to wear a protective mask. Thereupon, the Prosecutor's Office discontinued the criminal proceedings on July 1, 2021, but imposed the procedural costs on [A.] . [A.] appealed against this cost imposition and also requested compensation and satisfaction. The High Court of the Canton of Bern dismissed the appeal. The present appeal in criminal matters to the Federal Supreme Court is directed against this.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeal, insofar as it can be considered. It considers the reasoning of the lower instance for the imposition of the procedural costs on the appellant pursuant to Art. 426 para. 2 CCP to be comprehensible. The lower instance considered that [A.] had unlawfully and culpably caused the initiation of the criminal proceedings by not presenting his medical certificate exempting him from the mask requirement from the outset. If he had provided this proof, it would have been clear that he was exempt from the mask requirement…