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The case concerned a Croatian request for extradition from Italy for prosecution in relation to offences also broadly connected to criminal proceedings pending in Italy. The Court of Appeal of Bologna held that the conditions for extradition were met. It found that the request was supported by the required documentation, that the offences were punishable in both States, and that no grounds existed to believe that the requested person would face persecution, discrimination, inhuman or degrading treatment, or proceedings incompatible with fundamental rights. The Court also considered the existence of Italian proceedings concerning analogous facts. It held that those proceedings did not bar extradition because the facts were not fully identical to those underlying the foreign request. However, the Court specified that the execution of extradition would take place only after the conclusion of the pending Italian proceedings and after any sentence imposed in Italy had been served. Extradition was therefore granted, with surrender deferred until completion of the domestic case.