Facts
The Federal Court took up the appeal, as the decision on extradition detention constitutes an appealable interim decision and a particularly important case was at hand. The risk of flight was affirmed in light of the strict case law despite the appellant's ties to Switzerland. The decisive factors were in particular the seriousness of the alleged offenses and the relatively young age of the appellant.
Considerations
The Federal Court stated that the risk of flight, although not so pronounced that a discussion of alternative measures would be excluded from the outset. "Electronic Monitoring" could be considered as an alternative measure to extradition detention, as it is not conclusively regulated in the Mutual Assistance Act and the principle of proportionality requires a milder measure, provided that the purpose of extradition detention can be achieved equally…