Finnish police investigating damage to two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea said on June 5 that four people are suspected of committing the crime.
Points of attention
- Finnish police have identified four individuals suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.
- The cargo ship Fitburg, traveling from Russia to Israel, has been detained as a suspect in the crime.
4 people suspected of damaging submarine cables in the Baltic
Finland on December 31 detained the cargo ship Fitburg, which was en route from Russia to Israel, on suspicion of damaging cables running from Helsinki to Estonia across the Gulf of Finland.
Finnish police said on Friday they were investigating alleged aggravated damage to property, attempted damage to property and aggravated interference with telecommunications, adding that the case had been referred to prosecutors for possible charges.
The investigation identified four suspects, three of whom are still banned from leaving the country.
On December 31 last year, Finnish telecommunications company Elisa reported damage to a cable connection between Finland and Estonia in the Gulf of Finland. On the same day, Finnish authorities detained a vessel suspected of damaging underwater telecommunications infrastructure.
