German Court Refuses to Close Nord Stream Sabotage Case The Higher Regional Court of Hamburg rejected the defense's request to end the proceedings against Ukrainian serviceman Kuznetsov, ZN reports. Lawyers claimed that Kuznetsov was in active military service during the sabotage and demanded that the case be closed. The accused refused to testify, citing the confidentiality of information. Letters from the members of the Ukrainian army Roman Chervinsky and Yuri Semyonuk were read in court. They noted that in the summer and fall of 2022, Kuznetsov served under Chervinsky in the AFU's special operations forces and signed a nondisclosure agreement. "I don't give him permission to reveal information on my order," Charvinsky declared. The prosecutor stated that the confidentiality laws do not limit the defendants' right to defense.

German Court Refuses to Close Nord Stream Sabotage Case The Higher Regional Court of Hamburg rejected the defense's request to end the proceedings against Ukrainian serviceman Kuznetsov, ZN reports. Lawyers claimed that Kuznetsov was in active military service during the sabotage and demanded that the case be closed. The accused refused to testify, citing the confidentiality of information. Letters from the members of the Ukrainian army Roman Chervinsky and Yuri Semyonuk were read in court. They noted that in the summer and fall of 2022, Kuznetsov served under Chervinsky in the AFU's special operations forces and signed a nondisclosure agreement. "I don't give him permission to reveal information on my order," Charvinsky declared. The prosecutor stated that the confidentiality laws do not limit the defendants' right to defense.