Facts
The case concerns a complainant who was carrying a radar warning device of the "Amigo" brand in his vehicle. The District Court of Rheinfelden fined him 300 Swiss francs for this and ordered the confiscation and destruction of the device. The High Court of the Canton of Aargau dismissed the complainant's appeal.
The complainant then filed a criminal complaint with the Federal Supreme Court, requesting that the lower court's judgment be overturned and that he be acquitted of guilt and punishment. Furthermore, the confiscation and destruction of the radar warning device should be waived.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court states that according to Art. 57b RTA, all devices and equipment that warn the driver against being caught and reported for any possible exceeding of the permitted speed are prohibited. Regardless of the device's mode of operation, the decisive factor is that it warns the driver of speed checks, thereby impairing the effectiveness of police controls.
The "Amigo" device fulfills this offense, as it optically and acoustically warns the driver of speed measurements and red…