Overview
- Rome’s Court of Cassation confirmed that the 49-year-old Ukrainian may be transferred to Germany, with the court’s written reasoning still pending.
- Defense counsel says the handover is planned for Thursday next week, with placement in Hamburg custody and a presentation to the investigating judge in Karlsruhe the following day.
- German prosecutors accuse him of jointly causing an explosive attack and anti-constitutional sabotage in the 2022 pipeline blasts near Bornholm.
- Investigators allege he coordinated a seven-person team, including four divers, that operated from the rented yacht Andromeda.
- He was arrested in Italy in August on a European arrest warrant, denies the charges after a period on hunger strike, and other suspects remain at liberty as Poland has refused to extradite a separate detainee.