Facts
On 20 September 2012, the Cantonal Court of Valais found X. guilty and sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of eleven years and eight months. The court suspended the execution of the sentence in favour of an inpatient therapeutic measure. On 4 November 2016, the Penal and Measure Enforcement Office of the Canton of Valais transmitted the file concerning X. to the Penal and Measure Enforcement Court for the annual review of the measure. The Penal and Measure Enforcement Court, among other things, ordered the procurement of a forensic psychiatric expert opinion. On 15 December 2017, the Office of Sanctions and Accompanying Measures applied for the inpatient therapeutic measure to be revoked and detention to be ordered instead. By decision of 8 May 2018, the Penal and Measure Enforcement Court revoked the inpatient therapeutic measure and ordered detention.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court decided that the cantons are free to transfer the decision-making power on the revocation of a measure to a judicial authority. The cantons can also declare a single judicial instance competent for both the revocation of the measure and the imposition of the legal consequences. This does not violate federal law.
The procedure is governed by the provisions of the Swiss…