Facts
The appellant [A.] was convicted by the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft, inter alia, of breach of the peace, violence and threats against authorities and officials, as well as pornography. He filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court. The Federal Supreme Court first examined whether the video recordings made by the Basel-Stadt Cantonal Police during a football match at the [B.] stadium of [A.] were lawfully made and could be used as evidence against him in the criminal proceedings. The Federal Supreme Court concluded that § 58 of the Police Act of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, which allows the making of such recordings for the purpose of securing evidence in the event of a concrete danger of criminal offences, does not violate the primacy of federal law. The recordings served both preventive and repressive purposes and were therefore generally admissible as evidence.Considerations
Furthermore, the Federal Supreme Court examined whether the lower court had arbitrarily established the facts regarding the appellant's involvement in the violent riots. It concluded that the assessment of the video material by the lower court was not obviously incorrect and that the convictions for breach of the peace and violence against authorities and officials did not violate…