German Bundesgerichtshof authorises pre-trial detention in Russia dual-use exports case

Germany’s Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe (the German criminal supreme court) has authorised the extension of the pre-trial detention of a businessman suspected of operating a network in Germany that exported dual-use goods destined for a Russian military end user, in breach of Council Regulation (EC) 428/2009. The goods, related to the oil and gas industries, had a value …