Facts
The appellant [X.] was sentenced by the District Court of Hinwil on 11 April 2014 to a custodial sentence of 36 months for qualified abuse of a data processing system, multiple misappropriation, multiple forgery of documents, and qualified money laundering. The execution of the custodial sentence was postponed for 18 months, and the probationary period was set at four years. [X.] was summoned to serve the custodial sentence in the Hindelbank penitentiary as of 1 June 2016. She requested to postpone the execution of the 18-month custodial sentence indefinitely. The Office of Corrections rejected the request on 18 May 2016 and set the date for the commencement of the sentence as 3 January 2017. [X.] filed an appeal against this decision, which was dismissed by the Department of Justice of the Canton of Zurich on 19 October 2016. On 23 November 2016, [X.] appealed to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich and again requested an indefinite postponement of the sentence. The Administrative Court dismissed the appeal on 20 March 2017 and set the date for the commencement of the sentence as 17 April 2017.Considerations
The Federal Court examines whether the lower instance correctly rejected the request for postponement of the commencement of the sentence. According to the case law of the Federal Court, the mere possibility that the life or health of the convicted person could be endangered is not sufficient for an indefinite postponement of the sentence. Rather, it must be expected with considerable probability that the execution of the sentence would endanger the life or health of the person concerned. Even in this case, a weighing of public and private interests must be carried out, taking into account not only the medical aspects but also the nature and severity of the offence committed and the duration of the sentence. The Federal Court concludes that the lower instance has carefully examined the numerous…