Danish police close Nord Stream investigation, no reason given

The Danish investigation into the Nord Stream 1 and 2 explosions has been closed, the Danish authorities announced on Monday, less than a month after Sweden did the same, but gave no details as to why.

In a press release issued on Monday, Danish police said they were closing their investigation into the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines linking Russia and Germany.

“It is also the assessment that there is no basis for pursuing criminal proceedings in Denmark,” according to the Copenhagen Police and the Danish intelligence services.

Earlier this month, the Swedish police also announced that they had dropped their investigation for lack of jurisdiction.

Neither the Copenhagen police nor the intelligence services were willing to be interviewed and elaborate on the reasoning, and the public will not be privy to the more detailed considerations.

In September 2022, an explosion was recorded at Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea, about 20 kilometres south of the Danish island of Bornholm. Another explosion was recorded at Nord Stream 1 on the same day.

Nord Stream 2 was not yet operational, but its two pipes were filled with gas. Russia had turned off the gas in Nord Stream 1, whose two pipes had been in operation since 2011.

Following the sabotage attacks, Denmark, Sweden and Germany launched separate investigations.

With the Swedish and Danish investigations closed, only the German one is ongoing

(Charles Szumski | Euractiv.com)

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