Facts
The complainant is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of professional fraud, forgery of documents, procuring false certification, and making false statements to commercial register authorities. The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of St. Gallen ordered the pre-trial detention and granted supervised visits for the complainant's wife and daughter. The complainant requested that his wife and daughter be allowed to visit him without a partition and without supervision for one hour per week or two hours every two weeks. The Public Prosecutor's Office rejected the request and instead ordered that the visits take place under supervision. The Indictment Chamber of the Canton of St. Gallen dismissed the complainant's complaint.
The complainant filed a complaint with the Federal Court against the Indictment Chamber's decision and requested that the restriction on prison visits on weekends be lifted. He claims that the restriction violates his right to respect for family life.
Considerations
The Federal Court dismissed the complaint. It found that the Public Prosecutor's Office may order the monitoring of prison visits during pre-trial detention as long as there is still a risk of collusion. The court also found that the restriction on prison visits on weekends is necessary and reasonable for the persons concerned to ensure the purpose of detention and order and security in the prison.
The court also dismissed the complainant's objection that the Indictment Chamber violated his right to respect for family life. It found that the Indictment Chamber dismissed the complainant's…