Questione giuridica chiave
Whether legal aid and appointed counsel must be granted for filing and pursuing the criminal complaint and related civil claims.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The applicant met the constitutional requirements of indigence, non-frivolousness, and necessity of counsel in the concrete circumstances.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 29(3) BV applies independently of cantonal procedure and at any stage of the state proceedings. Given the need to substantiate the complaint, the pending federal authorization issue, the applicant's limited language skills, low education, possible deportation, and the need to assert damages and compensation claims, self-representation was not sufficient.