Since 1997, the United States has been investigating the corruption of the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko.. But the money that was arrested from him has not yet arrived in Ukraine.. Is there a transparent legal mechanism for detecting, seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs, and most importantly, their prompt transfer to Ukraine, in an interview with ZN. Vladimir Ashurkov, director of the Anti-Corruption Fund of Alexei Navalny, told UA. Inna Vedernikova talked to him.

“Asset confiscation is a much more complex process than just arrest or freezing under sanctions. If sanctions can be imposed without trial, then in order to seize assets or funds permanently, a judicial procedure is necessary, when the defendant has the right to legal protection, and the level of evidence of crimes should be much higher. These processes take years..

I am not aware of the details of the Lazarenko case, but I think this is the point,” Ashurkov said..

According to him, unfortunately, this will also apply to the confiscation of the assets of Russian oligarchs, unless some new mechanism is put in place..

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