Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

¹ The pub­lic pro­sec­utor shall ques­tion the ac­cused im­me­di­ately and give the ac­cused the op­por­tun­ity to make a state­ment re­gard­ing the sus­pec­ted of­fence and the grounds for re­mand. It shall im­me­di­ately re­cord all evid­ence that may sub­stan­ti­ate or re­but the sus­pi­cions and the grounds for de­ten­tion provided such evid­ence is read­ily avail­able.

² If the sus­pi­cions and the grounds for re­mand are con­firmed, the pub­lic pro­sec­utor shall im­me­di­ately ap­ply to the com­puls­ory meas­ures court, but at the latest with­in 48 hours of the ar­rest, for the ac­cused to be re­manded or for an al­tern­at­ive meas­ure. It shall file its ap­plic­a­tion in writ­ing, with a brief state­ment of reas­ons and the most rel­ev­ant files.

³ If the pub­lic pro­sec­utor de­cides against ap­ply­ing for re­mand, it shall or­der the ac­cused's im­me­di­ate re­lease. If it ap­plies for an al­tern­at­ive meas­ure, it shall take the re­quired pre­vent­ive meas­ures.