US EditionNord Stream suspect starts hunger strike in Italy over prison rights
Serhii K. started a hunger strike demanding basic rights and equal treatment in detention, with his lawyer urging Italian authorities to uphold constitutional standards.
- Tuesday reports say Serhii K., suspected in the 2022 Nord Stream blasts, began a hunger strike on October 31 in an Italian high-security prison, his lawyer said.
- Claims of inadequate nutrition and `dignified detention conditions` prompted the strike, Nicola Canestrini said, adding Serhii K. demands `equal treatment with other inmates regarding family visits and access to information`.
- Arrested in August near Rimini, Italy, Serhii K. has been in pre-trial detention since the summer; an appeals court in Bologna approved his transfer to German custody, but his lawyer plans to appeal to Italy's Supreme Court.
- If extradited, the trial would likely be in Hamburg, Germany, while the Rome hearing has no clear date; Germany's federal prosecutor accuses Serhii K. of sabotage tied to the Baltic Sea pipeline attacks three years ago.
- Years ago, the Nord Stream attacks damaged two pipelines so severely that no gas could flow and also badly damaged a newer pipeline, while last month a Polish court halted Germany's extradition request for another Ukrainian suspect.
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Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage case declares hunger strike in Italian prison
The suspect demands respect for his "fundamental rights, including the right to adequate food, a healthy environment, dignified detention conditions, and equal treatment with other prisoners regarding family visits and access to information," his lawyer, Nicola Canestrini, said.
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Nord Stream suspect starts hunger strike in Italy over prison rights
A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines has begun a hunger strike, demanding respect for his fundamental rights in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
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