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Italy's highest court approved extradition of a Ukrainian suspect accused of detonating bombs on Nord Stream pipelines, with charges including anti-constitutional sabotage, German prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation approved extradition of Serhii Kuznietsov to Germany, with transfer expected in the next few days after appeals were exhausted.
- German prosecutors allege he was involved in planting devices on pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm and detonated at least four bombs, facing multiple charges.
- He was detained on Aug. 21 at a campground near Rimini while vacationing with his family; the 49-year-old has been in pre-trial detention since the summer and denies involvement, saying he served as an army captain in Ukraine during the blasts.
- Canestrini said, 'However great the disappointment, I remain confident in an acquittal after the full trial in Germany. Justice is a tortuous path, the result of continuous work and not... a miracle that fulfils itself,' despite last month’s Polish courts blocking extradition of the related Ukrainian suspect.
- The explosions years ago ruptured Nord Stream 1 and damaged Nord Stream 2 pipelines, squeezing European energy supplies as ownership between Russia's Gazprom and European energy companies complicates legal stakes.
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Italy's Supreme Court has allowed the extradition to Germany of a suspect in the Nord Stream gas pipeline bombing in the Baltic Sea. The Court of Cassation in Rome has ruled that the Ukrainian can be handed over to German authorities, the defendant's lawyer said.
Italy's supreme court has ruled that the alleged mastermind of the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines may be extradited to Germany. This was reported by the lawyer of the accused in Rome. The man had been arrested in Italy in August on the basis of a European arrest warrant and has since resisted his transfer to Germany.
The attacks on the gas pipelines made headlines around the world. So far, no one has been held accountable for this. Italy's judiciary is now allowing the extradition of a Ukrainian.
The attacks on the gas pipelines made headlines around the world. So far, no one has been held accountable for this. Italy's judiciary is now allowing the extradition of a Ukrainian.
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