Ex-Yukos shareholders demand the arrest of Russian property in Germany

Former shareholders of Russian oil company Yukos sent a request to a Berlin court for seizure of state property of Russia in Germany in the amount of $42 billion, Aksasl Media writes. The arrest may be imposed on real estate, which is owned by Russia in Germany, as well as the income of public energy companies from trading in Germany. Earlier, the European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to pay the former Yukos shareholders 1.9 billion euros of compensation for violation of their rights to judicial protection and a fair trial. Russian Ministry of Justice said that the court decision was fair and impartial. A Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation informed that it remains under the jurisdiction of the Strasbourg Court, but the decision of the ECHR will be enforceable only recognizing the supremacy of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Former shareholders of Yukos appealed to the court the District of Columbia to recognize the execution of this decision in the United States. Russian Foreign Ministry in early August informed the US side about the possibility of taking retaliatory measures against US companies and citizens in the event of the arrest of Russian property on the claim of former shareholders of Yukos.