Following this afternoon's hearing at Amsterdam District Court, Unibet CEO Petter Nylander has been instructed by the court to remain in Dutch custody while he awaits extradition to France to face charges. Nylander has been temporarily transferred to an Amsterdam hotel after spending two days in a detention center at Schiphol airport.
"I am very pleased to confirm that I have spoken to Petter over the phone," said Ragnar Hellenius, the group's CFO and acting chief executive. "He is now together with our lawyers at a hotel in Amsterdam. Under the circumstances, we had of course wanted this process to be faster and that Petter had been transferred to Paris immediately. We take for granted do hope that when Petter finally is on French soil, the judge will release him very soon without charge. Petter is obviously very tired and the detention has not been pleasant. He is still in a good mood and wants to be released in order for him to join his family."
According to the Associated Press, Nylander was expected to be released today and travel to France next Monday, after his legal team indicated in court that it would not fight the possibility of extradition.
"We just want this circus to be over," Ewout Keuleers, Unibet's legal counsel, told reporters outside the court.