 In January, 2008, Flink requested that his life sentence be limited to 24 years imprisonment.However, on September 3, 2008, Örebro municipal court rejected the request with the motivation that the circumstances regarding the case are "exceptionally difficult" and that a set time punishment has to greatly exceed 24 years.On July 7, 2010, Flink's request to convert his sentence was approved by Örebro tingsrätt (district court).