Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Belgian authorities arrested Russian state assets – Kommersant

On Wednesday, the Russian institutions in Belgium, except for diplomatic missions, received the document from the bailiffs to seize on at their disposal state property of the Russian Federation.

The document stated that the arrest is made on the basis of the decision of the Belgian Court of Arbitration of 18 July 2014 to the claim of the company “Yukos Universal Limited”. The sum specified therein lawsuit – € 1,7 млн.

Bailiffs indicate that the plaintiff has demanded such a measure, “because it has serious concerns about the possibility to receive the sum due, in particular, due to a systematic failure of the Russian Federation to fulfill handed down judgments against her and given Russia’s attitude to the decision ».

As explained by” Interfax “the representative offices of bailiffs” Mark Sakre- Stefan Sacré Pete De Smet “listed in the company shall be obliged to declare within two weeks at their disposal funds and property of the Russian Federation and the debt to Russia, or they have no state property and debts.

The list covers almost all the major banks, registered in Belgium, and even organizations such as “Eurocontrol”, which regulates air traffic over Europe. It all Russian representative, except for the protected diplomatic immunity until the Archbishopric of Brussels and Belgium ROC, including the representation of non-governmental organizations and the media.

The Russian Ministry of Justice agency said the decision the arrest of Russian state assets in Belgium may be appealed in the courts of this country. “These actions are carried out in Belgium, bailiffs, so their actions can be appealed to the Belgian courts” – a spokesman said.

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in July last year ordered Russia to pay € 1,866 млрд fair compensation for former Yukos shareholders instead of the required $ 38 billion.

Details of the decision of the ECHR read the material “b”, “Compensation Yukos did not agree with the Constitution.”

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