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Nord Stream Suspect in Italy Ends Hunger Strike After Detention Assurances

His extradition remains on hold pending a Supreme Court appeal in Rome.

Overview

  • The detainee, identified as Serhij K., halted his protest in Ferrara’s high-security prison after receiving formal assurances from authorities.
  • His lawyer said he began refusing food on 31 October over detention conditions and lost nine kilograms.
  • Officials pledged medical and dietary accommodations, including a gluten-free regimen for his celiac disease.
  • A Bologna court authorized extradition to Germany, but a defense appeal to the Supreme Court in Rome is delaying any transfer.
  • German prosecutors accuse him of jointly causing an explosive blast and anti-constitutional sabotage in the 2022 pipeline attacks, and a second Ukrainian suspect is held in Poland.