Facts
The Swiss Federal Prosecutor's Office (BA) is conducting an investigation against [X.] on suspicion of promoting prostitution and human trafficking by a criminal organization. On March 28, 2006, the BA issued an arrest warrant against the accused and had him arrested. The Detention Court III Bern-Mittelland confirmed the pre-trial detention. [X.] filed several requests for release from custody, which were rejected by the Detention Court. Against the latest detention review decision of the Detention Court dated July 12, 2006, [X.] filed a complaint with the Federal Criminal Court. The Appeals Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court decided that the detention review decision was null and void and referred the request for release from custody of June 29, 2006 to the Federal Investigating Magistrate's Office (eidg. URA) for lack of jurisdiction.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court states that according to the case law of the Federal Supreme Court in BGE 131 I 436, the Federal Investigating Magistrate is solely responsible for handling requests for release from custody pursuant to Art. 52 CrimPC. The possibility of a first-instance review by a cantonal Detention Court is not provided for in the detention review procedure based on a request for release from custody. Therefore, the decision of the Federal Criminal Court to transfer the request for release from custody to the eidg. URA is in accordance with federal law.
However, the Federal Supreme Court finds that the detention review procedure before the Appeals Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court was not completed within a reasonable time,…