Questão jurídica principal
Whether the continuation of pretrial detention until 27 May 2009 was lawful and proportionate.
Decisão extraída
The detention extension was lawful; the court found sufficient concrete indications of collusion risk and held that the expected sanction still lay sufficiently beyond the detention period.
Fundamentação extraída
The suspicion was not seriously disputed. Based on ongoing investigations, new complaints, the state of the evidence, and the complexity of the case, the cantonal court could conclude without arbitrariness that the appellant might influence co-accused, witnesses, or persons giving information if released. The projected detention period did not yet approach the likely additional custodial sentence.