Key legal question
Whether refusal of early transfer to prison was lawful despite the accused's request
Extracted holding
Yes. Where there is a serious risk of collusion, continued pre-trial detention is compatible with personal liberty, and early transfer to prison may be refused because prison cannot effectively neutralize that risk.
Extracted reasoning
The main incriminating evidence came from the co-accused's statements. The accused had a strong interest in influencing that person to retract the accusations. In such circumstances, the authorities could assume collusion risk even without prior attempts to interfere.