Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

¹ If it is prob­able that the re­quire­ments for a re-as­sess­ment will be ful­filled, the dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings shall fix a new main hear­ing. At this hear­ing, the court shall de­cide on the ap­plic­a­tion for re-as­sess­ment and shall if ap­plic­able reach a new judg­ment.

² The ap­peal courts shall sus­pend any ap­pel­late pro­ceed­ings raised by oth­er parties.

³ The dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings shall de­cide be­fore the main hear­ing on grant­ing sus­pens­ive ef­fect and on pre­vent­ive de­ten­tion.

⁴ If the con­victed per­son again fails to ap­pear for the main hear­ing, the judg­ment in ab­sen­tia shall re­main val­id.

⁵ The ap­plic­a­tion for re-as­sess­ment may be with­drawn at any time pri­or to the con­clu­sion of the party hear­ing sub­ject to the pay­ment of costs and dam­ages.