Facts
The complainant [A.] , born 1943, is under criminal investigation for suspicion of committing various offenses against sexual integrity. On 11 February 2014, the coercive measures court of Basel-Landschaft ordered pre-trial detention for [A.] for a provisional period of three months until 7 May 2014. On 25 April 2012, the public prosecutor's office requested an extension of pre-trial detention by six months. By decision of 6 May 2014, the coercive measures court partially granted this request and extended [A.] 's pre-trial detention for a provisional period of four months until 7 September 2014.
The Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft, Criminal Law Division, dismissed a complaint filed by [A.] against this decision. [A.] has filed a complaint with the Federal Court in criminal matters, requesting that the decision of the Cantonal Court be set aside and that he be released from detention immediately, if necessary under the provision of appropriate alternative measures.
Considerations
The Federal Court has to examine the complaint in criminal matters against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft, Criminal Law Division, of 1 July 2014. The complainant alleges that the decision of the Cantonal Court violates federal criminal procedure law as well as the guarantees of the Federal Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights regarding pre-trial detention.
The Federal Court has established that the contested decision concerns the continuation of pre-trial detention in the proceedings before the public prosecutor's office and that the complaint in criminal matters is admissible under Art. 78 ff. FSCA. The complainant has a legally protected interest in the modification or annulment of the contested decision.
The Federal Court has freely examined the interpretation and application of the CrimPC and established that the lower court rightly affirmed the ground for detention of flight risk according to Art. 221…