Facts
The Italian national X. was arrested in Switzerland and placed in extradition detention after the Italian authorities had submitted an extradition request due to participation in a criminal organization and drug trafficking. X. appealed against the extradition detention order, which the Federal Criminal Court dismissed. Thereupon, X. filed an appeal in public law matters with the Federal Supreme Court.Considerations
1. The Federal Supreme Court took up the appeal, as there was an appealable interim decision and a particularly important case within the meaning of Art. 84 BGG. The question of whether "Electronic Monitoring" can be considered as an alternative measure to extradition detention raised a legal principle issue. 2. The Federal Supreme Court affirmed the risk of flight despite the appellant's ties to Switzerland. It referred to its restrictive case law, according to which the arrest of the person pursued during the extradition proceedings is the rule and his release is only considered exceptionally. The decisive factors were in particular the seriousness of the alleged offenses and the relatively young age of the appellant. 3. However, the Federal Supreme Court held that the risk of flight was not so pronounced that an examination of alternative measures would be excluded…