Italian court orders extradition to Germany of Nord Stream sabotage suspect

An Italian court has ordered the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating attacks on Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in 2022, a ruling reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday showed, but he plans a further appeal.
The man, identified only as Serhii K. under German privacy laws, was arrested last month near the Italian coastal town of Rimini on a European warrant.
His defence team said he would take his case to the Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest court.
“Fundamental rights – fair trial, detention conditions, functional immunity – cannot be sacrificed in the name of automatic judicial cooperation,” they said.