Key legal question
Whether the refusal of release on bail violated cantonal law and Article 5 § 3 ECHR.
Extracted holding
The proposed CHF 10,000 guarantee by the former employer was not sufficient to neutralize the flight risk.
Extracted reasoning
Bail must be assessed in light of the accused's means, his links to the surety, and whether the forfeiture threat will effectively prevent flight. Here, the employer was not a close relation and the amount was low in view of the company's financial capacity and the seriousness of the charges.