The General Court of the European Union on Wednesday 9 June annulled the 2019 EU Council acts that extended the freezing of funds of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his son Oleksandr (cases T-302/19 and T-303/19).
According to the Court, the EU Council has not demonstrated that in the criminal proceedings underlying the extension and conducted by the Ukrainian authorities against the two men, the rights of defence and the right to effective judicial protection have been...