Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the accused was entitled to official defense during the investigation.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. In a case involving attempted homicide, the case was not a minor one and involved factual and legal difficulties the accused could not handle without counsel; this amounted to necessary defense.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under the court's and EMRK organs' newer practice, a constitutional right to free defense exists unless the matter is trivial. Here the seriousness of the charge and the anticipated transfer to the criminal court justified counsel already at the investigation stage.