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German High Court Upholds Detention in Nord Stream Case After Finding Likely State Role

Germany’s top court deemed the 2022 pipeline blasts likely state-directed, curbing potential war-law or immunity defenses.

Der mutmaßliche Drahtzieher der Anschläge auf die Nord-Stream-Pipelines in Deutschland bleibt in Untersuchungshaft. Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) in Karlsruhe verwarf eine Haftbeschwerde des Beschuldigten.

Overview

  • The Federal Court of Justice rejected the custody complaint of Ukrainian national Serhii K., who remains in pre-trial detention.
  • Judges found an urgent suspicion with a high probability of his involvement in crimes within the Federal Prosecutor’s remit and affirmed flight risk.
  • The court said the detonations were most likely carried out on behalf of a foreign state but did not identify a country.
  • It concluded the pipelines were civilian infrastructure, making a laws-of-war justification and functional immunity unlikely to apply.
  • The suspect was arrested in Italy in August 2025 and extradited to Germany in November, and a possible trial in Hamburg could follow as investigations continue.