Key legal question
Whether a witness or other participant in criminal proceedings has a right to free legal aid.
Extracted holding
Article 127 StPO allows a legal counsel, but free legal aid exists only where Articles 132 or 136 StPO are met. A witness is not generally entitled to it.
Extracted reasoning
The statute grants counsel to other participants, but not an autonomous entitlement to state-funded counsel. A witness is only entitled to party-like rights if directly affected in his own rights; that was not shown here.