Facts
The 18-year-old [X.] was arrested at Zurich Airport on July 7, 2007 upon her return from the Dominican Republic, as she was carrying approximately 5 kg of cocaine in her luggage. She denied having knowledge of the cocaine. By order dated July 10, 2007, the investigating judge at the District Court of Winterthur ordered pretrial detention until July 27, 2007 due to the risk of collusion and flight. On July 26, 2007, the investigating judge extended the detention until August 24, 2007. [X.] appealed against this on July 30, 2007 to the Federal Court.Considerations
The Federal Court did not enter into the appeal. It justified this as follows
The JCLA (Juvenile Criminal Law Act) obliges the cantons to provide a legal remedy by which judgments and orders issued on the basis of the JCLA can be challenged before a judicial instance of the canton. This provision is directly applicable, even if the cantons have not yet issued their implementing regulations. Until the cantonal Code of Criminal Procedure is adapted, the competent cantonal instance must be determined by the…