Facts
Following an international arrest warrant issued by an American magistrate on October 12, 1984 against the Belgian national [C.], accused of fraud of 3.6 million dollars, the Federal Office of Police (OFP) issued an arrest warrant for extradition on January 16, 1985. [C.] was arrested in Geneva on January 14, 1985 and the arrest warrant was communicated to him on January 17, 1985 by the investigating judge of the canton of Geneva.
On February 4, 1985, [C.] requested his provisional release on bail of 150,000 francs, but the OFP refused this request on February 8, 1985. On March 19, 1985, [C.] reiterated his request for provisional release, which was rejected on April 26, 1985 by the OFP, after the latter had granted C.'s extradition on the same day.
[C.] appealed the decision rejecting his request for provisional release to the Indictment Chamber of the Federal Tribunal.
Considerations
The Indictment Chamber dismissed the appeal to the extent that it was admissible. It considered that the reasoning of the appeal was inadmissible insofar as it consisted of a simple referral to the documents filed with the OFP, whereas the appeal to the Indictment Chamber must be filed and reasoned in writing.
On the merits, the Indictment Chamber recalled that the detention of the accused is the rule in the context of an extradition procedure, and that provisional release is subject to stricter requirements than preventive detention. It considered that in the present case, there was no reason to depart…