Key legal question
Whether the delay in deciding the detention-release request violated the right to a prompt judicial decision on the lawfulness of detention.
Extracted holding
No. Given the procedural circumstances, the cantonal authorities decided within a constitutionally and conventionally acceptable time.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the relevant guarantee is Art. 31 para. 4 BV and Art. 5 para. 4 ECHR, not the provisions invoked by the complainant. It found no undue delay because of the need for submissions, the earlier procedural history, and the exceptional situation created by the remittal and recusal issues.