MOSCOW, 18 Aug - the Last news . The Ukrainian government has requested the Swiss government With the request to help to return the financial assets of the former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, informs referring to AFP.

" Since the beginning of the summer we took 3 requests on the provision of international legal assistance in relation to persons from the circle of Yanukovych, " said the spokesman of the Ministry of justice of Switzerland, Folco Galli.

according to him, currently, requests are pending. Specific information on the content of the documents until not disclosed.

According to the journal if received requests will comply with the legal requirements, they will be transferred to the Federal public Prosecutor's office of the country And the Prosecutor's office of the Canton of Geneva. These agencies are 7 criminal investigations concerning the outstanding Ukrainian assets.

in Switzerland there is a presumption of innocence, so to Ukraine gained access to assets Yanukovych over it is first necessary to conduct the trial. And only once the court's decision will begin to act from the accounts of the former President And his entourage lock to be released, informs " Switzerland business ".

in February 2014 Switzerland has frozen the accounts of ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, his relatives And close persons According to the Prosecutor's office Switzerland And the Prosecutor's office of the Canton of Geneva, the sum of the arrested deposits amounted to approximately $ 190 million.

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