"The Court of Cassation in Rome is the final venue for the 49-year-old suspect to block extradition to Germany, where federal prosecutors want to charge him with jointly causing an explosion and committing anti-constitutional sabotage. A ruling was expected late Wednesday. German investigators believe the man was one of the masterminds behind the underwater blasts that destroyed parts of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines."
"Four leaks were later found in three of the four pipeline strands. Nord Stream 1 had been supplying gas to Germany, while Nord Stream 2 had never gone into service following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A second Ukrainian suspect — a 46-year-old trained diver — remains in custody in Poland, where authorities are still considering Germany's request for extradition. The Nord Stream attacks remain one of Europe's most politically sensitive unsolved cases, with investigators in several countries pursuing separate but coordinated probes."
Italy's Court of Cassation ruled that a 49-year-old Ukrainian national suspected in the 2022 Nord Stream explosions cannot be extradited to Germany. German federal prosecutors seek to charge him with jointly causing an explosion and committing anti-constitutional sabotage, and investigators allege he was one of the masterminds behind the underwater blasts. The suspect was arrested in late August while on holiday on Italy's Adriatic coast; a lower appeals court had approved extradition. If extradition is later confirmed he could be transferred to Germany and tried in Hamburg next month. A second 46-year-old Ukrainian diver remains in Polish custody while extradition is considered. Four leaks affected three pipeline strands; Nord Stream 1 had supplied gas while Nord Stream 2 never entered service after Russia's invasion. Multiple countries pursue separate but coordinated probes into the politically sensitive unsolved attacks.
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