Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A California farming magnate pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murdering his estranged wife amid a nasty two-year divorce battle. Michael Abatti, 63, stands accused of killing his wife of 31 years, 59-year-old Kerri Ann Abatti, on Nov. 20 at the couple's second home in Pinetop, Ariz. He was arrested Dec. 23 in California and extradited to Arizona, making his first court appearance on Wednesday.
Taking into consideration the full-scale war in Ukraine and the fact that Nord Stream is owned by the Russian company Gazprom, which finances these activities, the defence currently does not see any possibility of pressing charges against anyone who participated in these events. The lawyer said it was not certain whether his client had been involved in the sabotage and he was awaiting official information about the intentions of the German justice system in pressing charges. The defence would fight extradition, the lawyer said.
