 Part of the extradition agreement was that al Delaema would serve his sentence in the Netherlands and that his sentence would be adapted to Dutch standards.During his prosecution, friends of him have stated that Wesam al Delaema was well adapted to Dutch society, even taking part in a game show.A family friend, Khaten, however had stated that Delaema had joined the Mujehadin in Iraq

In 2010 he was transferred to the Netherlands, where the prosecutors office asked his sentence to be adapted to 16 years.