A Croatian court has ordered the detention of a Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines pending a decision on his extradition to Germany.
According to Ukrinform, Croatian news outlet Index reported this.
“Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Zh. (46), who was arrested yesterday [August 19] on the basis of a European arrest warrant issued by Germany on suspicion of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, has been remanded in custody by an investigating judge at the County Court in Pula,” the report said.
The man was brought before the court on Thursday after being questioned by the County State Attorney’s Office, which requested that he be remanded in custody to ensure his extradition to Germany.
“My client has been remanded in custody at the request of the state prosecutor to ensure his surrender under a European arrest warrant issued by Germany,” the Ukrainian’s lawyer, Matija Miloš, told the publication.
