US EditionPolish court blocks the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected in pipeline attack
A Warsaw court rejected extradition of Volodymyr Z., citing wartime context and legal grounds, while Poland's Prime Minister said handing him over was not in national interest.
- A Polish court is considering the extradition of a Ukrainian man named Volodymyr Z. over alleged involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attack, which may create diplomatic tensions between Warsaw and Berlin.
- Volodymyr Z. was arrested near Warsaw on September 30 based on a German warrant that claims he placed explosives on the pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm.
- Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated it would not be in Poland's interest to extradite Volodymyr Z., citing Poland's history of opposition to the pipelines.
- Volodymyr Z. maintains his innocence, asserting that he was in Poland during the time of the attack.
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Poland does not have to hand over to Germany the man suspected of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipeline in 2022. A Polish…
The argument is that an attacked country can destroy enemy infrastructure.
A Ukrainian suspected of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines will not be extradited from Poland to Germany. A Warsaw judge ruled that the man cannot be prosecuted because the sabotage should be considered a military action in wartime. He has ordered his immediate release. The suspect, 46-year-old Volodymyr Z., was arrested in Poland in September. German prosecutors allege he played a significant role in blowing up the pipelines in 2022. He is a…
The Polish judges do not see the conditions for extradition met. This is a dampening factor for the German justice system – however, the governments involved are likely to be right.
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