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Court in Odesa seizes the dolphinarium “Nemo” building over city debt of 12 million hryvnias
In Odesa, the property of the scandalous dolphinarium “Nemo” has been seized due to a debt to the city.
The Commercial Court of the Odesa region imposed a seizure on the dolphinarium “Nemo” building at the request of the prosecutor’s office. The reason is a debt to the city of more than 12 million UAH for the developer contribution to the development of Odesa’s infrastructure.
The prosecutor’s office claims that the companies Nerum and Neptune-Bio Sfera LLC, which are connected to the owners of the dolphinarium, were obliged to pay funds for the reconstruction of the complex, which took place from 2018 to 2022.
The court agreed to seize the building but refused to block bank accounts, considering that an excessive measure that could stop the dolphinarium’s operations. Company representatives say they acted in accordance with the law, since as of 1 January 2021 the developer contribution was officially abolished. They note that as early as 2021 they appealed to the city council for clarification and received an answer that payment was not required.
Instead, the prosecutor’s office refers to a decision of the Supreme Court, which in 2021 ruled that developers who began construction before the abolition of the developer contribution are still obliged to pay it, even without a concluded agreement.
The dolphinarium belongs to the scandalous convicted former deputy mayor Mykhailo Kuchuk and the communist city council deputy Andrii Kislovskyi.
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