The request was assessed by the Leeuwarden District Court, which concluded that extradition was inadmissible because the extradition request did not include all the required documentation. The court also ruled that the acts for which Š. had been convicted were not criminal offences in the Netherlands. The Croatian authorities submitted a new request for extradition on 12 November 2008. On 22 April 2009, this request too was refused by Leeuwarden District Court, since the circumstances had not changed. In addition, the District Court held that it was inadmissible to relaunch a case that had been concluded, rather than appealing against the original judgment. On 25 October 2011, the case came before the Supreme Court of The Netherlands, which reached a different conclusion, on the basis that the circumstances had indeed changed. The District Court's judgment was overturned. On 29 May 2012, the Supreme Court of The Netherlands ruled that the extradition of Š. to the Republic of Croatia was admissable.
Judgments:
Leeuwarden District Court, 3 September 2008, ECLI:NL:RBLEE:2008:BG2721
Leeuwarden District Court, 22 April 2009, RK 09/108
Supreme Court of The Netherlands, 25 October 2011, ECLI:NL:HR:2011:BT2515
Supreme Court of The Netherlands, 29 May 2012, ECLI:NL:HR:2012:BW6798
