A court in Amsterdam has requested additional information from Canadian authorities regarding the sentencing of Aydin Coban, a Dutch man convicted in Canada for cyberbullying and extorting teenager Amanda Todd. The court needs clarification on Coban's potential release date from a Canadian prison to determine the appropriate length of his sentence in the Netherlands.

Coban's 13-year Canadian sentence needs to be converted to a Dutch prison term. He was extradited to Canada under the agreement that he would serve his sentence in a Dutch prison. The judges in Amsterdam require a more precise estimation of Coban's release date from Canadian authorities to ensure the Dutch sentence aligns with Canadian legal norms.

Coban's lawyer, Robert Malewicz, stated that Canadian authorities provided several possible release dates but did not specify the most probable one. This lack of clarity prompted the Dutch court to postpone announcing Coban's sentence. No new hearing date has been set.

Coban's crimes gained international notoriety after Amanda Todd tragically took her own life in 2012 following online harassment and extortion. Her story brought the issue of cyberbullying to the forefront in Canada. Coban was already serving an 11-year sentence in the Netherlands for similar offenses against over 30 other victims when he was extradited to Canada for the Todd case.

Two weeks prior, prosecutors suggested a four-and-a-half-year sentence under Dutch law. However, Malewicz argued that the Canadian sentence was excessive and that Coban should not receive any additional prison time, or at most, a one-year sentence with six months suspended.