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Italy's Top Court Weighs Extradition of Suspected Nord Stream Plotter to Germany

Judges are reviewing whether a lower court properly cleared the Ukrainian suspect's transfer under Germany's case.

Overview

  • A decision is expected later today as the Court of Cassation in Rome considers Germany's request.
  • Prosecutors in Germany accuse the 49-year-old, identified as Serhij K., of coordinating a seven-person team in the 2022 pipeline blasts.
  • The charges include jointly causing an explosive event and politically motivated sabotage under German law.
  • An earlier extradition approval was halted over procedural errors, prompting this renewed high-court review.
  • The detainee, arrested in summer on Italy’s Adriatic coast, remains in high-security custody, denies the allegations, and was previously on hunger strike.