Ukraine loses appeal to Yanukovych in European Court
The European Court of Justice has confirmed that Ukraine has lost an appeal on payment of compensation for litigation costs to former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and his son, Ukrayinska Pravda Internet publication reported with reference to Deutsche Welle.
"Judges passed relevant ruling on October 5. However, the specific amount and the procedure for the compensation of costs remain unclear," the statement reads.
As earlier reported, on October 13 lawyer for disgraced former Ukrainian President Yanukovych Vitaliy Serdiuk told journalists that the EU Court of Justice had order Ukraine to pay compensation to Yanukovych's family for legal transgressions.
"I confirm that this affair has been reviewed and the following conclusion made: our English colleagues, an English law firm, dealt with this issue. This is compensation and a dispute over whether representatives of Ukraine committed procedural legal transgressions. As a result, Ukraine lost or will have to pay money. This is why the individuals involved from Ukraine's state service, the ones whose actions resulted in this loss, should be identified. They should be brought to justice," the Justice Ministry said.
On October 14, Ukraine's Justice Ministry has said there are no foreign court decisions or rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) involving damages claimed by former President Viktor Yanukovych and his family members from Ukraine.
"On March 15, 2016 attorneys for Yanukovych and his sons filed with the EU's Court of Justice seeking remuneration of legal fees based resulting from arguments by Ukraine in Yanukovych's appeal of EU sanctions placed on him. These filings have not been reviewed," the statement said.
Correspondingly, emphasizes the ministry, information that the EU Court of Justice has obliged Ukraine to compensate Yanukovych and his family for legal fees in the amount of UAH 6,378,400 pursuant to his appeal of EU sanctions does not comply with reality.