The Ministry of Justice suspended experts who determined the amount of compensation for environmental damage to be 9.21 billion UAH.
The Disciplinary Chamber of the Central Expert Qualification Commission under the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine suspended the certificates of experts of the Kyiv Research Institute, who determined the amount of moral damages to members of the public organization "Stop Sludge" in a lawsuit against the Mykolaiv Alumina Refinery.
This is stated on the activists' page on Facebook, writes RBC-Ukraine.
Activists note that the decision was made at the request of the Mykolaiv Alumina Refinery (MAR) and is a "clear preliminary conspiracy" between representatives of the plant and members of the Disciplinary Chamber.
Activists call this decision a "reprisal" and demand its cancellation.
It should be recalled that in November 2020, the public organization "Stop Sludge
The expertise of the Kyiv Research Institute of Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine revealed a number of dangerous substances in the red sludge waste of the Mykolaiv Alumina Refinery, which have a negative impact on the natural environment, as well as human life and health.
Arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead, as well as elements of aluminum, boron, calcium, chromium, iron, manganese, magnesium, sulfur, antimony, tin, vanadium, strontium, and silicon, which can pose the greatest danger to people, were found in the red sludge.
In May 2021, the court of first instance recognized the lawsuit as legitimate and awarded residents of Mykolaiv 9.21 billion hryvnias in compensation.
Now, the appeal that MAR intends to file is to be considered.