Court Imposes Arrest on Poroshenko's Property

This time he promised to return to Ukraine on January 17, whereas earlier he had reported the first half of January.

Kyiv's Pechersk District Court has ordered the arrest of property belonging to the fifth president and leader of the European Solidarity party, Petro Poroshenko, in a treason case.

The corresponding court ruling was announced during a court hearing on Thursday, January 6.

Property Arrested

Sources in Poroshenko's team told UP that all land plots belonging to him, legal entities linked to him (a bank, factories, etc.), and all real estate, including the house in Kozin, have been arrested, and bank accounts and corporate shares have been frozen.

The ruling can be appealed, but publication of the full text of the court decision was postponed until January 14.

Poroshenko's lawyer called this persecution ordered by the Presidential Office. The defense of the European Solidarity leader is also preparing an appeal.

According to the lawyer, prosecutors took the fifth president's declaration and used it as the basis for the motion for arrest.

Poroshenko will return to Ukraine later than promised

Meanwhile, Poroshenko said he would not be able to return to Ukraine in the first half of January, as he had previously reported, but plans to arrive on January 17, according to the press service of the European Solidarity party

Petro Poroshenko
MP, fifth president of Ukraine

Next week, from January 10 to 15, I will work in Europe on defending Ukraine from Russian aggression and supporting democracy in our country. On January 17, as I promised, I will return to Kyiv to appear in court and hold a meeting with the Prosecutor General, using the right of a people's deputy to an urgent reception.

Where Prosecutors Searched for Property: OGP Comment

The Prosecutor General's Office reported that property belonging to Petro Poroshenko, fifth president of Ukraine and leader of the European Solidarity party, has been arrested in accordance with data in state registries.

«The court has ordered the arrest of property belonging to the suspect by right of ownership, in accordance with information from the State Register of Rights to Immovable Property, the Register of Property Rights to Immovable Property, the State Mortgage Register, and the Unified Register of Prohibitions on Alienation of Immovable Property», the OGP said in its statement.

It is noted that, in particular, these include real estate, corporate rights and other assets.

At the same time, UP, citing sources in law enforcement agencies, claims that Poroshenko's cash was not seized.