Facts
The Public Prosecutor's Office I of the Canton of Zurich is conducting a criminal investigation against [A.] for (attempted) aggravated assault, simple assault, qualified robbery, violence and threat against officials, and other offenses. The accused was provisionally arrested on March 2, 2021, and placed in pre-trial detention by the Coercive Measures Court of the District of Zurich (ZMG) on March 5, 2021, due to the risk of collusion. A complaint filed by the accused against the (finally confirmed at the cantonal level) detention order was dismissed by the Federal Supreme Court in a judgment dated April 16, 2021. On May 27, 2021, the Public Prosecutor's Office applied for an extension of the pre-trial detention based on the ground of the risk of repetition. On June 4, 2021, the ZMG ordered the extension of the detention until September 5, 2021. A complaint filed by the accused against this was partially upheld by the Criminal Chamber III of the High Court of the Canton of Zurich in a decision dated June 29, 2021, which extended the pre-trial detention until September 4, 2021. In all other respects, the court dismissed the complaint against the detention.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court finds that the Coercive Measures Court of the District of Zurich has violated federal law by not conducting an oral hearing on the detention before its extension on June 4, 2021. The Coercive Measures Court is instructed to hold an oral hearing in the event of any further review of the detention. Otherwise, the assumption of a risk of repetition by the lower courts is in accordance…