Question juridique clé
Whether continued pretrial detention was disproportionate because its duration approached the expected prison sentence.
Solution extraite
The detention period had not yet come close to the concrete sentence likely to be imposed if convicted; given the seriousness and volume of the alleged offences, detention remained proportionate.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 31(3) BV and Art. 5(3) ECHR, detention is excessive only when it approaches the likely custodial sentence in the concrete case. Here, about 15.5 months of detention was not excessive in light of the alleged large-scale fraud scheme and the prospect of a sentence well above that term.