Finland’s trial of men charged over Baltic Sea cable damage hits choppy waters

The trial in Finland of three senior officers of the Eagle S, a Russian-linked oil tanker that damaged multiple cables in the Baltic Sea last December, has been halted due to a court challenging Finland’s jurisdiction over the case.

On Thursday, the country’s deputy prosecutor general filed a notice of appeal against a decision by the Helsinki District Court, which ruled the men could not be charged in Finland for suspected crimes that took place outside of Finnish territorial waters.

The court’s decision threatens to scupper the prosecution of the captain of the Eagle S and two of his senior officers, who were charged earlier this year with aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications.

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