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Tracking the proceeds of the crime denounced by Sergei Magnitsky and holding its perpetrators accountable

Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 16362 | 22 April 2026

Signatories:
Mr Ivan RAČAN, Croatia, SOC ; Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU, Cyprus, SOC ; Ms Kristina IKIĆ BANIČEK, Croatia, SOC ; Ms Agnes Sirkka PRAMMER, Austria, SOC ; Ms Kadri TALI, Estonia, ALDE
Origin
2026 - Second part-session
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 11, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly expresses serious concern that, following the Swiss Federal Supreme Court’s ruling of 5 December 2025 declaring the proportional confiscation method unlawful and ordering recalculation, the Swiss authorities did not refreeze the funds held by Denis Katsyv. According to banking records reported by SWI on 18 April 2026, Katsyv transferred approximately CHF 6 million from his UBS accounts to banks in Armenia and Israel on 12 February 2026.

Explanatory note

After the Supreme Court ruled the confiscation method unconstitutional, authorities failed to refreeze. Within two months CHF 6m left Switzerland. Funds that should have been secured pending recalculation are now beyond Swiss jurisdiction.