Facts
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Basel-Stadt has concluded a criminal investigation against [X.] on suspicion of various offenses against life and limb to the detriment of his former partner. [X.] has been in criminal procedural detention since February 16, 2010. On August 10, 2011, an indictment was filed against him with the Criminal Court of Basel-Stadt.
By order of August 19, 2011, the Compulsory Measures Court of Basel-Stadt approved the continuation of the criminal procedural detention in the form of preventive detention (provisionally until February 3, 2012). On January 23, 2012, the Compulsory Measures Court, at the request of the President of the Criminal Court, approved the continuation of the preventive detention (provisionally until April 27, 2012). The first-instance main hearing was scheduled for April 23 to 30, 2012.
A complaint filed by the accused against the detention extension order of January 23, 2012 of the Compulsory Measures Court was dismissed by the President of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Basel-Stadt by decision of February 20, 2012.
[X.] appealed the decision of the President of the Court of Appeal to the Federal Supreme Court by complaint of March 29, 2012. He requested the annulment of the contested decision and his immediate release from detention.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the complaint as unfounded.
The Federal Supreme Court stated that the President of the Criminal Court was authorized to file a request for an extension of the preventive detention with the Compulsory Measures Court. This resulted from the systematics and the different functions of the criminal justice authorities. After the indictment was filed with the court…