# German prosecutors reject bid to dismiss Nord Stream sabotage case

https://mins.news/en/item/117223

- TASS, 2026-10-27 11:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2208529

> Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office rejected a defense motion to dismiss the case against Ukrainian citizen Sergey Kuznetsov, accused of taking part in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. The defense argued that military-secrecy rules prevented him from receiving an effective defense; prosecutors disputed that claim at a Hamburg hearing.