Rejection of the Appellant's Request for Release from Custody

Facts

The Public Prosecutor's Office of Zurich-Sihl is conducting a criminal investigation against the appellant [A.] for violence and threats against authorities and officials, as well as offenses against the Narcotics Act. The Compulsory Measures Court of the District of Zurich (ZMG) had placed the appellant in pre-trial detention at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office. The appellant unsuccessfully filed several requests for release from custody. The High Court of the Canton of Zurich also dismissed his appeal against the rejection of the latest request for release from custody. The appellant then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court. He requested the annulment of the contested decision and his immediate release from custody.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court considers the assumption of the ground for detention of risk of execution by the lower instance to be in accordance with federal law. The lower instance relies on a psychiatric expert opinion that found the appellant to have a combination of paranoid schizophrenia, substance use disorders, and antisocial personality traits. According to the expert opinion, the appellant poses a "moderate to significant risk of execution" for serious offenses, particularly homicides. The Federal Supreme Court considers this assessment to be factually comprehensible and sees no…