Israel sent a package of documents for the arrest of a Russian vessel with stolen Ukrainian grain - Prosecutor General Kravchenko
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The Prosecutor General's Office is asking Israel to seize the vessel PANORMITIS and its cargo. Investigators believe the ship is transporting stolen Ukrainian grain.
In a package of documents sent to Israel regarding a Russian vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain, the Ukrainian side is asking Israeli partners to seize the vessel and cargo, conduct a search, seize ship and cargo documentation, take grain samples, and interrogate crew members, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported details on social media, UNN writes.
A package of documents has been sent to the Israeli side for the seizure of a Russian vessel with stolen Ukrainian grain. The Office of the Prosecutor General initiated the seizure of the sea vessel PANORMITIS and the cargo, which, according to the investigation, may be part of a scheme to legalize illegally exported Ukrainian grain. A corresponding request for international legal assistance has already been sent to the competent authorities of the State of Israel. Today, our documents are already there,
Details
As the Prosecutor General reported, "the Ukrainian side asks Israeli partners to seize the vessel and cargo, conduct a search, seize ship and cargo documentation, take grain samples, and interrogate crew members."
According to the investigation, PANORMITIS is transporting grain partially removed from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The products were loaded after transshipment from another vessel. Currently, as indicated, it is heading to the port of Haifa.
"Investigators have documented facts of the vessel's illegal entry into closed ports of Ukraine. This is a gross violation of Ukrainian legislation and norms of international maritime law," Kravchenko reported.
The pre-trial investigation of this case is being carried out by the Main Investigation Department of the SBU under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Figures since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation
"Since the beginning of the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation, more than 1.7 million tons of agricultural products with a total value of over 20 billion UAH have been illegally exported from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine," the Prosecutor General reported.
The time of unpunished looting under foreign flags has ended. We continue to systematically identify every offending vessel and work on bringing to justice everyone involved in war crimes against Ukraine. We continue our work,
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