Ukrainian man suspected of inflicting Nord Stream explosion refuses extradition to Germany, denies fees

Serhii Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian nationwide who was arrested in Italy on suspicion of involvement within the 2022 Nord Stream fuel pipeline explosion, has denied the accusations, insisting he was in Ukraine on the time of the explosion.

Supply: Italian information company ANSA, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: At a listening to within the Bologna Courtroom of Attraction, Kuznetsov stated he refused to be extradited to Germany.

In a number of temporary remarks, he distanced himself from the fees, saying he wished to learn them in his native language, and careworn that he had been in Ukraine on the time of the Nord Stream incident within the Baltic Sea.

Kuznetsov stated he was in Italy, the place he was detained, for household causes.

Addressing journalists and photographers within the courtroom’s interior courtyard, he raised three fingers in a gesture signifying the Ukrainian trident.

The 49-year-old was then escorted by officers to the courtroom, the place the difficulty of confirming the European arrest warrant was resulting from be thought-about.

The listening to was instantly adjourned till the afternoon so {that a} Ukrainian-language interpreter might be discovered. Though an English interpreter was current, Kuznetsov stated his English was not adequate and he wanted a Ukrainian or Russian interpreter. The choose ordered one to be discovered.

The courtroom finally confirmed that Kuznetsov ought to stay in custody. The subsequent listening to is scheduled for 3 September, when the choice on his doable extradition to Germany shall be made.

Background:

• Kuznetsov was arrested by Italian police within the Rimini space on Wednesday night beneath a European arrest warrant issued on the request of the German Federal Prosecutor’s Workplace. The media reported that he had been in Italy on vacation.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on the time that Kyiv was not concerned within the explosions and advised desirous about who might need benefited from spreading such claims within the media.

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