Key legal question
Whether the refusal of free legal aid and legal representation violated Article 29(3) of the Federal Constitution.
Extracted holding
Yes. The applicant had shown serious indications of indigence, and the cantonal court should have invited him to complete his application before rejecting it.
Extracted reasoning
The record showed disability, no employment income, family support through social welfare, and other documents in the related file. In such circumstances, a court may not set excessive formal requirements; if the initial filing appears incomplete, the applicant must be given an opportunity to supplement it.