Facts
The Federal Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation against the Applicant and co-accused on 13 October 2004 on suspicion of violations of the Federal Goods Control Act and the War Material Act. On 18 August 2005, the proceedings were extended to the accusation of money laundering. The Applicant was extradited from Germany to Switzerland on 30 May 2005 through legal assistance. The Federal Investigating Magistrate's Office ordered the detention of the Accused on 2 June 2005.
A request for release from custody by the Accused dated 20 April 2007 was rejected by the Federal Investigating Magistrate's Office on 7 May 2007. An appeal against this was also rejected by the Federal Criminal Court, 1st Appeals Chamber, in a decision dated 13 July 2007. The Appeals Chamber also rejected the request for legal aid and assignment of a legal representative.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court examined whether the strong suspicion of an offence against the Applicant and the grounds for maintaining the pre-trial detention (risk of flight) were in accordance with federal law.
The Federal Supreme Court concluded that, based on the results of the investigation so far, there are sufficient concrete indications of a criminal offence and the Applicant's involvement, so that the judicial authorities were right to affirm the existence of a strong suspicion. The assumption of a risk of flight is also in accordance with federal law, as…