>A Polish court on Friday declined to extradite to Germany a Ukrainian suspected of involvement in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
>The Warsaw District Court also ordered his immediate release. The decision may be subject to appeal.
>”The Polish court does not have any evidence in this case, as the German side only sent very general information,” judge Dariusz Lubowski was cited by Poland’s PAP news agency as saying.
>The judge also argued that the alleged sabotage constituted a “military operation” that was “not illegal.” He argued that the suspect allegedly acted on behalf of Kyiv, meaning “only the Ukrainian state can bear responsibility for this act.”
He also said that Germany did not have jurisdiction over the case as it occurred in international waters.
>Prime Minister Donald Tusk hailed the decision in a post on X.
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>A Polish court on Friday declined to extradite to Germany a Ukrainian suspected of involvement in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
>The Warsaw District Court also ordered his immediate release. The decision may be subject to appeal.
>”The Polish court does not have any evidence in this case, as the German side only sent very general information,” judge Dariusz Lubowski was cited by Poland’s PAP news agency as saying.
>The judge also argued that the alleged sabotage constituted a “military operation” that was “not illegal.” He argued that the suspect allegedly acted on behalf of Kyiv, meaning “only the Ukrainian state can bear responsibility for this act.”
He also said that Germany did not have jurisdiction over the case as it occurred in international waters.
>Prime Minister Donald Tusk hailed the decision in a post on X.
Careful with him, he’s a hero