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of 5 October 2007 (Status as of 1 July 2021)
Art. 221Requirements
1 Remand and preventive detention are only permitted if there is a strong suspicion that the accused has committed a felony or misdemeanour and there is a serious concern that the accused:
a.
will evade criminal proceedings or the anticipated sanction by absconding;
b.
will influence people or tamper with evidence in order to compromise efforts to establish the truth; or
c.
will pose a considerable risk to the safety of others by committing serious felonies or misdemeanours as he or she has already committed similar offences.
2 Detention is also permitted if there is serious concern that a person will carry out a threat to commit a serious felony.