On 25 February, 2025, the Supreme Court Panel, composed of Judges Ekaterina Trendafilova (Presiding), Christine van den Wyngaert, and Daniel Fransen, rejected the requests for protection of legality, submitted by both Mustafa and the SPO. These requests were filed in connection with the Court of Appeals' ruling from 10 September of the previous year, which had imposed a new 15-year sentence on Mustafa.
Among other points, the Panel determined that Mustafa failed to identify how the 15-year sentence constitutes a violation of the criminal law. Regarding the SPO’s request, the Panel concluded that only mere disagreements with particular decisions do not meet the rigorous standards required for a successful request for protection of legality.
More information can be found in the Panel's ruling.