Extradition of the suspect in the Nord Stream explosion: what the Italian court decided

Extradition to Germany

The Italian court confirmed the decision to extradite Sergey Kuznetsov to Germany, who is suspected of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipeline. The lawyer announced this based on information from Bild.

The German prosecutor's office considers Kuznetsov to be one of the organizers of the explosions that occurred in September 2022 on the pipeline. He will stand trial on charges of complicity in causing an explosion and unconstitutional sabotage. The extradition was initiated by the German side.

Arrest in Italy

Kuznetsov was arrested in the summer on the Italian Adriatic coast. Since then, he has been in a prison in northern Italy. The lawyer successfully challenged the extradition decision in the Supreme Court of Italy. The case has been sent back for reconsideration.

Details of the case

The explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipeline caused a global resonance. A series of explosions damaged both strands of the pipeline, stopping the gas supply. Kuznetsov, according to the investigation, led a group of seven people who committed the attack. They set off on a yacht to the Baltic Sea with the aim of carrying out 'sabotage actions'.

Let us also remember how Hungary and Poland quarreled over the explosion of the 'Nord Stream' and the extradition of a Ukrainian.

The event unfolding around Sergey Kuznetsov, suspected of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipeline and extradition to Germany, is gaining more and more resonance. The German side initiated the extradition and charges of complicity in causing an explosion and sabotage that occurred in September 2022. Among the details of the case is the fact that the explosions damaged both strands of the pipeline, leading to the cessation of gas supply and global resonance.