Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

¹ In cases where the ac­cused has already been on re­mand, an ap­plic­a­tion for pre­vent­ive de­ten­tion is filed in writ­ing by the pub­lic pro­sec­utor and the de­cision on wheth­er to or­der pre­vent­ive de­ten­tion is taken by the com­puls­ory meas­ures court.

² Where grounds for de­ten­tion arise only after charges have been brought, the dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings in the court of first in­stance shall con­duct de­ten­tion pro­ceed­ings in ana­log­ous ap­plic­a­tion of Art­icle 224 and shall re­quest the com­puls­ory meas­ures court to or­der pre­vent­ive de­ten­tion.

³ The pro­ceed­ings be­fore the com­puls­ory meas­ures court are gov­erned by:

a.

Art­icles 225 and 226 mu­tatis mutandis where the ac­cused has not been on re­mand;

b.

Art­icle 227 mu­tatis mutandis where the ac­cused has already been on re­mand.