Liechtenstein Unfreezes Assets of Controversial Judge

An investigative judge in Liechtenstein ordered to unfreeze the accounts of the Panama company in which a judge of Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine Artur Yemelianov and his wife were beneficiaries, Ukrainian Deutsche Welle cites Robert Wallner, Prosecutor General of Liechtenstein. This was initiated by the prosecution, Wallner claims.

It concerns CHF 13 million which were frozen on July 23, 2015 upon the order of the Liechtenstein Prosecutor’s office.

According to the source, Ukraine did not provide proof of the allegedly illegal origin of this money.

The Ukrainian side claims "Liechtenstein did not provide information enabling us to obtain material evidence of illegal enrichment of the judge and his wife."

Liechtenstein insists that it is Ukraine which should prove the illegal origin of the money, as the alleged illegal enrichment was made there.

In July 2015, CHF 13 million was found on the accounts of Artur Yemelianov. After the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, he lost his position as the Deputy Head of the Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine. Nevertheless, he still works in this court and successfully passed lustration screening in September 2015.

Pursuant to the law, he submitted his asset declaration. In particular, he declared two land plots, two houses and 12 apartments, although his annual salary did not exceed ₴238 thousand ($9.5 thousand). However, his fellow judges did not find any mismatch between Yemelianov’s assets and incomes.

Source: Ukrayinska Pravda