Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the complainant retained an актуal practical interest to challenge the cantonal dismissal of his delay complaint after the prosecution was discontinued.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. Once the criminal proceedings were discontinued, the interest in pursuing the delay complaint ceased, and no exception to the requirement of an actual interest applied.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Court held that it only decides concrete controversies. Because the purpose of the complaint was to enforce timely conduct of the prosecution and the prosecution ended by discontinuance on 22 November 2012, the complainant no longer had a current interest. None of the exceptional grounds for dispensing with that requirement were shown.