Vladislav Starzhenetsky, Associate Professor in the Department of International Law at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, described the arrests of Russian cars in Germany as a gross violation of property rights. It has been reported red blood cell.
According to him, German authorities interpret European sanctions against Russia “in a very original way”, because importing cars into the EU violates the import ban, but only if cars are imported not for private use, but for further sale .
“The arrest of the car in this case appears to be a fundamental violation of property rights. so i think this is <…> It’s a very formal interpretation of existing sanctions regimes,” explained the expert.
Before that, the Russians complained about the confiscation of cars with Russian numbers at German customs.
A local resident in Murmansk stole The car he bought from the police station was only returned by law enforcement.
Formerly Federation Council approved law of detention for up to 30 days for violation of martial law.