According to a citizen’s complaint
addressed to the Human Rights Defender, his father's car had been seized for a
long time during the investigation of a criminal case. In particular, the
applicant informed that the car had been seized during the preliminary
investigation of the case.
Later his father was convicted by a
court judgment, which also prescribed that after entering into force of the
judgment, the seizure of the car owned by the accused should be revoked.
During the discussion of the complaint at
the Office of the Human Rights Defender, it was revealed that the judicial act had
come into force on January 29, 2020, but the car was not returned to the owner.
The applicant informed that he had
applied to different state bodies, but had not achieved a positive result. He
asked for the support of the Human Rights Defender to resolve the issue.
During the discussion of the complaint,
the Defender's Office initiated the necessary work with the court staff and the
Police.
As a result, the car was returned to
the citizen, which had been kept for about 5 months after the entry into force
of the judicial act, the return of which was envisaged by that act.