General Court of the European Union this Wednesday rejected an appeal that Roman Abramovich, former club owner Chelsea Premier League, filed against the sanctions that European Union introduced last year for supporting the Kremlin in the war against Ukraine.
Abramovich is also main shareholder parent company Evrazone of largest Russian groups in the steel and mining sectorindustry that provides high income Russian government, what prompted The EU will include him in its sanctions list.
Restrictive measures Abramovich banned from entering the EU and they assume that freezing your property and assets what he has on the territory of the Union.
It so happened that in addition to the fact that he is Russian, Abramovich also holds Israeli and Portuguese citizenship.so the businessman asked lifting sanctions arguing that they constitute a violation of their rights to free movement within the EU and freedom of business.
However TSUE today rejected the request, considering that The EU Council was not mistaken gratitude include him in the sanctions list and keep his name in subsequent extensions, given his role in the group Evraz.
The judges indicated that his inclusion in the sanctions list does not constitute an “unjustifiable and disproportionate restriction of your rights, which include, in particular, respect for private and family life, freedom of business and freedom of movement.”
The resolution recalls that EU legislation provides for the possibility allow the use of frozen funds to meet basic needs and provide specific permissions to free up funds or other economic resources.
As for freedom of movement, TGUE dHe considered Abramovich’s accusations “unfounded” because it was based “on a disproportionate interference with the said freedom.”
The verdict can be appealed even before the highest court, before Court of Justice of the EU.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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