Overview

• The Warsaw District Court placed the detainee in temporary custody for seven days starting from his September 30 arrest, citing flight risk and the need to secure execution of the warrant.
• The suspect, identified as Ukrainian citizen Vladimir Zh., was detained in Pruszków at Germany’s request under a European arrest warrant.
• German prosecutors suspect his participation in the September 26, 2022 explosions on Nord Stream 1 and 2, an offense that could carry up to 15 years in prison under German law.
• Through his lawyer Timoteush Paprocki, the man denies wrongdoing, asserting he lives in Poland, runs a business, pays taxes, and was not hiding.
• The court’s order can be appealed, and the case unfolds alongside reporting that German investigators have sought multiple suspects linked to an alleged sabotage team.