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 "slug": "nord-stream-sabotage-trial-opens-hamburg-kuznetsov-silent-defence-moves-to-dismiss-16-hearing-days-february-2027",
 "title": "Nord Stream Sabotage Trial Opens in Hamburg — Serhii Kuznetsov Silent, Defence Moves to Dismiss",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/nord-stream-sabotage-trial-opens-hamburg-kuznetsov-silent-defence-moves-to-dismiss-16-hearing-days-february-2027/",
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 "published": "2026-10-14T19:43:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-16T19:43:59.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHamburg, 14 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The trial opened on 14 October before the state-security senate of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court; the court admitted the indictment on 2 September, finding Serhii Kuznetsov sufficiently suspected as co-perpetrator of a war crime by attack on civilian objects, causing an explosion, destroying structures and disrupting public utilities, and set 16 hearing days to 17 December with more in January and February 2027\n * Kuznetsov, 50, a for",
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