Article 214 acriminalsentenced tofixed-termimprisonmentor criminal detention, under either ofthe following conditions, may be permitted totemporarilyserve his sentence outside prison.
The retired Scottish judge, who sat on the Lockerbie bombing trial, said a criminal sentenced to two years in prison should serve the full term rather than being released early on parole.
If he loses the appeal he is expected toserve his sentence in a British prison, as the Dutch government only agreed to host the trial if any ensuing jail term was served in another country.