USD 78,000 Returned to the Client Following Unlawful Retention by the Investigation Authority

We successfully restored our Client’s right to dispose of funds that had been seized during investigative actions. Within the framework of criminal proceedings under Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud committed on an especially large scale), the pre-trial investigation authority seized cash in the amount of USD 78,000.

Despite the absence of any legal grounds for the continued retention of the property, the prosecution repeatedly refused to return the funds, effectively restricting the Client’s right to possess and use their lawfully owned assets.

Through a carefully developed defense strategy and well-founded legal arguments regarding the inadmissibility of unjustified interference with property rights, our attorneys successfully demonstrated to the court that there were no legal grounds for retaining the funds. The court upheld the defense’s position and ordered the immediate return of the seized assets to their owner.

The Client’s interests were represented by Grain Law Firm Counsel and Attorney-at-Law Alina Davydova. This case serves as another example of how procedural persistence and extensive expertise in criminal law enable effective protection against abuses by law enforcement authorities and facilitate the restoration of violated rights.

The full text of the court decision is available in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions under case No. 757/15735/26-к.