The man held responsible for the murder of Saba University School of Medicine student Kavya Guda on April 15, 2015, has filed for a final appeal with the High Court of the Netherlands in The Hague.

Suspect Senad Cejvan, a national of Bosnia and Herze­govina who currently resides in Missouri, United States, was sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Court of Ap­peals on Thursday, June 24.

His attorney appealed the sentence at the Netherlands’ Supreme Court as soon as the verdict was in, the Prosecu­tor’s Office stated. Cejvan has always stated that he had nothing to do with the victim’s death.

Cejvan was extradited from the US to Bonaire in Janu­ary 2017, after DNA research revealed his involvement in this case. However, the Court of First Instance in Bo­naire acquitted him of murder and manslaughter charges in December 2017.

The Appeals Court reviewed and weighed the evidence again and ruled that sufficient evidence of Cejvan’s in­volvement had been provided.

The court did not believe the suspect’s story about a secret relationship with the victim, while he had also “de­monstrably lied about other things,” the Joint Court of Justice said in a press release last week.

Cejvan was tried by the Court of Appeals via video con­ferencing. As he is still residing in the United States, he can only be extradited to serve his sentence after an ir­revocable conviction by the High Court. This may take quite some time, as a so-called cassation procedure in the High Court takes between one and two years.

The Daily Herald.