US EditionItaly court reorders extradition of Ukrainian to Germany in Nord Stream case
- On Monday, the court of appeals in Bologna ruled that Serhii Kuznietsov, Ukrainian suspect held in Italy since August, could be extradited to Germany.
- The Nord Stream pipelines that shipped Russian gas to Europe for years were damaged by huge blasts, and German investigators identified a Ukrainian cell of five men and one woman as the perpetrators.
- German prosecutors allege Serhii Kuznietsov used forged identity documents to charter a yacht from Rostock, Germany, and he faces up to 15 years in prison while his defence claims functional immunity as a Ukrainian armed forces member.
- The Court of Cassation sent the case back to Bologna court earlier this month over an issue with the European arrest warrant issued by Germany, Nicola Canestrini said.
- Lawyer Nicola Canestrini said Serhii Kuznietsov will appeal the Bologna court of appeals decision, arguing the proceedings were tainted by serious procedural violations and denies involvement in the alleged cell.
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An Italian court of appeal, in connection with the attacks on the North Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, allowed a Ukrainian suspect to be extradited to Germany. This was reported by the man's lawyer and also announced an appeal against the decision.
MADRID, 27 (EUROPA PRESS) A court of the Italian city of Bologna has approved the extradition to...
Italian court okays extradition of Ukrainian national Kuznetsov to Germany in Nord Stream case
A court in Bologna, Italy, has approved the extradition of Ukrainian citizen Serhiy Kuznetsov, suspected of involvement in the disruption of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, but his lawyer intends to appeal, the German newspaper Tagesschau reported on Monday, without naming the Ukrainian.
His lawyer plans to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, highlighting serious irregularities in the process.
The juridical tug-of-war around an alleged mastermind of the attacks on the North Stream pipelines in Italy is now landing in front of the Supreme Court. Germany demands extradition of the Ukrainian citizen. His lawyers are fighting against it. The German judiciary accuses the Ukrainian, who was arrested in the summer on the basis of a European arrest warrant in the resort of Rimini, of joint execution of an explosive explosion and unconstitutio…
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