Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

¹ The ac­cused and the pub­lic pro­sec­utor may file an ap­plic­a­tion for re­lease from de­ten­tion dur­ing the pro­ceed­ings be­fore the court of first in­stance.

² The ap­plic­a­tion must be sub­mit­ted to the dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings in the court of first in­stance.

³ If the dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings grants the ap­plic­a­tion, he or she shall re­lease the ac­cused from de­ten­tion im­me­di­ately. If the dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings does not wish to grant the ap­plic­a­tion, it shall be passed on to the com­puls­ory meas­ures court for a de­cision to be made.

⁴ The dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings in the court of first in­stance may also or­der the ac­cused to be re­leased from de­ten­tion provided the pub­lic pro­sec­utor con­sents. If the pub­lic pro­sec­utor does not con­sent, the com­puls­ory meas­ures court de­cides.

⁵ The pro­vi­sions of Art­icle 228 also ap­ply mu­tatis mutandis.