Key legal question
Whether the cantonal authorities violated the right to a decision within a reasonable time in the criminal proceedings.
Extracted holding
Yes. The proceedings were conducted sluggishly and without essential steps for more than two years; the delay was unjustified under the circumstances.
Extracted reasoning
The court weighed the overall duration, lack of substantial progress, limited complexity, repeated statements that the investigation was essentially complete, and the authorities' inability to rely on overload or structural deficiencies.