"Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation upheld a lower court verdict that a Ukrainian national wanted in Germany on suspicion of sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines can be extradited. The suspect's lawyer announced the decision on Wednesday evening. The pipelines were rendered inoperable in September 2022, several months after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The 49-year-old, identified as Serhiy K., has been in pre-trial detention since the summer and his lawyer said on October 31 that he had started a hunger strike in protest."
"He's wanted in Germany on suspicion of helping to organize and plan the sabotage, on charges of causing an explosion and of sabotage targeting key infrastructure. The defendant denies the charges. Polish court chose another path In a similar case last month, a Polish court blocked the extradition of another Ukrainian national, saying there was a lack of evidence and questioning the jurisdiction in the case."
Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation upheld a lower court decision allowing the extradition of a Ukrainian national wanted in Germany on suspicion of sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The suspect has been in pre-trial detention since the summer and began a hunger strike on October 31, according to his lawyer. He is accused of helping to organize and plan the sabotage, causing an explosion and targeting key infrastructure; he denies the charges. The pipelines were rendered inoperable in September 2022. In a similar case, a Polish court last month blocked extradition, citing lack of evidence and questioning jurisdiction, and Poland's government opposed extradition.
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