article_snippet: A Croatian court which heard the case in his absence rejected his defence, sentenced his to four years in prison, and ten years ago Croatian formally issued an international arrest warrant and requested his extradition from Britain.
article_snippet: The ruling was also sharply critical of the Croatian legal system, and observed that he had served a year in prison before being initially cleared almost 20 years ago.
highlights_snippet: But High Court convicted his in his absence during a retrial in 2000 .
  
highlights_snippet: Croatia asked for his extradition from UK in 2005 but lawyers fought move .
  