Media on the trial of the owner of CHA
ARTinvestment.RU   07 июля 2017

6 Jul 2017 has passed session under the claim of Ministry of justice, which appealed to the Supreme court with the intention to liquidate the Association of public unions "international Confederation of unions of artists" — proprietor of the Central house of artist

we are Talking about huge money, and the case is not solved in one day. Yesterday was only the first session of the court. It showed that, despite the vulnerability of the position of the owner, the court is not inclined to grant the petition of the state bodies interested in this matter. Here what the press writes about what is happening in the hall and beyond.

"....the main goal of culture — preservation of a unique collection of the icau, which is comparable with the collections, located in the Russian Museum or the Tretyakov gallery. “In this collection the entire history of our Soviet art: all the trends, eras and periods. It is stored about 40 thousand jobs. Our task — to this collection does not leave the limits of Russia", — explained, first Deputy culture Minister Vladimir Aristarkhov".

Source: TASS

""Public Association without registration of the names of the objects of art taken 26 art objects and placed them at the auction Sotheby's", — declared in court the representative of the Ministry of justice. ....The representative of the Ministry of justice has transferred in court the number of violations committed by the icau, including the lack of financial statements and not to provide information about foreign funding".

Source: TASS

"Mr. Fatkulin called it the "raider capture", explaining that last year and a half, his organization was checked by prosecutors, tax inspectors and the Ministry of justice, which found, according to the head of the icau, only administrative violations. Such a masut Fatkulin attributed the absence in the Charter of the icau record about the possibility of putting the property out, however, he assured that all violations have been corrected. At the hearing the lawyers of the icau confirmed that he had a right to dispose of property independently, including surrender of the premises leased to commercial companies".

Source: Kommersant

""without prejudice to the court's decision, I note that it is important that Russian artists retain the right to exhibit at the site of the Central house of artists", — Aristarkhov said. First Deputy culture Minister also noted that, in the case of a decision on liquidation “International Confederation of unions of artists”, the issues belonging to the organization of real estate, in particular, the CHA will engage Federal property management Agency.

“we All know that in Soviet times, it was not built on membership fees and public money. So, in my opinion, it is important that the property has not left the field of state property", — explained his position Aristarkhov".

Source: TASS

"At the meeting in the process attempted to include representatives of the Ministry of culture, applied with appropriate application. The representative of the Minister Kirill Rybak explained by the fact that the property is the icau is Federal property and the Ministry of culture acts in this process “an interested party”. At the same time mister the Fisherman petitioned for entry into the trial and of the Agency. However, the representative of the icau stated that the property of the Confederation, these agencies do not have a relationship and can handle a separate claim in court. In the end, the judge refused the Ministry of culture to participate in the process".

Source: Kommersant

in total, the Ministry of justice has advocated the elimination of the icau (Sotheby's, for violations in the financial statements). The Ministry of culture called for the suppression of the export of works abroad, and for transfer of property in the Federal property. The Supreme court seems to be of a different opinion, but the end of — is not clear. The next meeting of the Supreme court in this case held on the 12th of July 2017.

the Press studied Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

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