A consortium of Ukrainian and international lawyers is preparing to take legal action against the Russian state, private military companies and businessmen who support Moscow in an attempt to financially compensate the thousands of victims of the war in Ukraine, The Guardian reported.
The initiative, coordinated from kyiv by London-based lawyer Jason McCue, brings together hundreds of lawyers and law firms with the aim of undertaking “multiple actions in different jurisdictions”, including the United Kingdom and the United States of America, “against different targets”. ” in order to seize Russian assets in various countries.
The case will rest in part on the claim that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not just an aggressive move, but at least partially meets the legal definition of terrorism, which will make it easier to seize assets, Jason McCue explained, assuring that the case is “very strong” and that the different legal teams “are happy that we have what it takes.”
The action has the support of the Ukrainian deputy and businessman Serhiy Tarut, who has closed the gap between the consortium and the researchers in Ukraine. Despite being a private initiative, lawyers need access to data and information collected by the Ukrainian authorities. The experts also have the help of private investigators, who work to identify the businessmen who will collaborate with Russia in the invasion of Ukraine.
According to The Guardian, Taruta, originally from Mariupol, lost a number of investments he had in the city when Russia invaded the Donbas region in 2014. In the course of the invasion that began on February 24 this year, he lost friends, colleagues . and a cousin The businessman estimates that the monetary compensation will not be less than one billion dollars.
Individuals who have suffered losses, whether family members or property, and who have been injured as a result of the clashes will be the main beneficiaries of compensation, followed by the State, local institutions and, lastly, companies.
Source: Observadora
