Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cost order after discontinuance violated the presumption of innocence
Decisão extraída
The cost order did not contain any direct or indirect reproach of criminal guilt; the decisive question was only whether the accused had caused the proceedings through civilly wrongful conduct.
Fundamentação extraída
A cost allocation after discontinuance is compatible with the presumption of innocence only if it is based on clearly wrongful procedural conduct and not on an allegation of criminal culpability.