The Appellate Court in Linz, Austria, will most probably turn down former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's appeal against his detention in Salzburg, Salzburg prosecutor Christina Chalupsky told Saturday's issue of the Vienna-based daily Die Presse.
She expects the Linz Appellate Court to decide on the appeal within 10 to 14 days.
Die Presse says it is unlikely that Austria will release Sanader, as the Croatian authorities suspect him of crimes which carry up to 15 years in jail.
The Austrian news agency APA reported about Sanader's appeal on Thursday. His attorney Werner Suppan said the appeal would automatically extend his extradition custody for a month.
Sanader wants to be released from custody pending extradition proceedings, Suppan said, adding the appeal was submitted on December 30.
Suppan said Sanader was not a flight risk and that there was no danger of his tampering with evidence. With his detention having been extended, there will be no detention hearing previously scheduled for January 27, he added.
Suppan said Sanader's Croatian attorneys had still not studied the documents in his case, which was the reason why Sanader objected to a simplified extradition procedure.
Sanader has been in extradition custody in Austria since his arrest on December 10. He was arrested on a warrant issued by Croatian authorities which want him on suspicion of corruption.
