Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appeal fee imposed on the victim violated the OHG requirement of a free compensation procedure.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Where the appeal essentially concerns OHG compensation and the victim's civil claims are functionally linked to the state-paid OHG claim, costs may not be charged to the victim.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 16(1) OHG guarantees a simple, rapid and free procedure also on appeal. In the Thurgau setup, OHG claims were decided together with criminal and adhesion claims; in the concrete circumstances, the victim's challenge aimed at higher OHG compensation, and charging her for this appeal would undermine the statute's free-procedure guarantee.