Facts
The complainant [X.] was sentenced by the Appellate Court of Bitola in North Macedonia on 31 January 2002 to a custodial sentence of two years for negligent homicide. North Macedonia requested Switzerland to extradite [X.] to serve this sentence. The Federal Office of Justice approved the extradition by decision of 2 November 2006.
[X.] filed an administrative court appeal against this decision, requesting that the extradition be refused or approved on the condition that North Macedonia guarantees him a new trial.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It concluded that the statute of limitations for the enforcement of the sentence in North Macedonia had not yet expired, as the North Macedonian authorities had taken several interruption actions. Furthermore, it was found that the minimum defence rights of the complainant in the previous in absentia proceedings in North Macedonia were safeguarded, as he was represented by a defence counsel who could participate in the hearing and file…