The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court may seize the property of the Azarov family to the state revenue
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court to apply sanctions to former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov and his son Oleksiy Azarov.
This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Justice.
Real estate, funds and business assets may fall under the sanctions
This involves the application of the mechanism for the seizure of assets to the state revenue. Among the property that can be confiscated are real estate, land plots, funds, corporate rights and other valuable assets.
The Ministry of Justice emphasized that the sanctions mechanism is applied to persons whose actions pose a threat to the national security of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Justice announced Azarov’s support for Russia
According to the department, after fleeing Ukraine in 2014, Mykola Azarov supported Russia’s actions related to the occupation of Crimea, and after the start of the full-scale invasion, he spread pro-Russian narratives.
The Ministry of Justice also noted that his son, Oleksiy Azarov, after leaving Ukraine is doing business in the Russian Federation through a number of companies that may be related to supporting the Russian economy.
Azarov faces up to 12 years in prison
Mykola Azarov has currently been notified of suspicion under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. These include collaboration activities, actions aimed at a violent change of power, and justifying the Russian Federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine.
If convicted, the former prime minister faces up to 12 years in prison.
The case will be considered by the High Anti-Corruption Court
The lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Justice is to be considered by the High Anti-Corruption Court. If the lawsuit is upheld, the assets of the Azarov family may be transferred to the state of Ukraine.
