Facts
The appellant [A.] filed a criminal complaint against an unknown person on 2 April 2013 for simple assault. In the course of the investigation, he stated that he recognized [X.] as the bouncer of the [B.] Bar in [C.] who had broken his left upper arm in the early morning of 24 March 2013. The Public Prosecutor's Office of Innerschwyz conducted an evidentiary procedure, in which it questioned a number of persons, among other things, whether the accused was present in the [B.] Bar at the relevant time or, as he claimed, was otherwise employed as a bodyguard. On 4 January 2017, the Public Prosecutor's Office discontinued the criminal proceedings.Considerations
The Federal Court notes that the lower court did not violate federal law when it imposed the procedural costs and the party compensation of the opposing party on the appellant and rejected his request for legal aid. The requirements for granting legal aid must be cumulatively fulfilled. In the present case, the granting of legal aid failed due to the…