Facts
In a criminal proceeding in the Canton of Bern, the appellant [A.] requested the recusal of the Cantonal Judges Gerber, Vicari and Zihlmann due to bias. However, the Cantonal Court of Bern dismissed the request for recusal. Against this decision, [A.] together with his attorney [B.] filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court. The appellants argued that Judges Gerber and Vicari were members of the Swiss People's Party (SVP), which intends to denounce the ECHR. Furthermore, the composition of the bench at the Federal Supreme Court was allegedly incompatible with Article 6 ECHR. Additionally, the composition of the lower instance bench with Cantonal Judges from the 2nd Criminal Chamber was claimed to be unlawful. Finally, they asserted that the imposition of the procedural costs on attorney [B.] constituted a violation of the ECHR.Considerations
1. The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the request for recusal against Federal Judge Karlen, as mere party affiliation of a judge does not constitute grounds for recusal. 2. The composition of the bench at the Federal Supreme Court complies with the constitutional and…