The decision to confiscate Aslan Trakhov's assets has been upheld.

A court in Volgograd dismissed appeals against the decision to transfer the assets of former Chairman of the Supreme Court of Adygea, Aslan Trakhov, and his family to the state.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in September 2025, the Volzhsky City Court, acting on a claim filed by the Prosecutor General's Office, converted the assets of former Chairman of the Supreme Court of Adygea, Aslan Trakhov, and his family, totaling over 13 billion rubles, to the state. The claim was initially filed in the Krasnodar District Court, but was later transferred to the Volgograd Region due to evidence of Trakhov's connections in the judicial systems of Kuban and Adygea.

The Volgograd Regional Court upheld the decision of the Volzhsky City Court, which upheld the Prosecutor General's Office's lawsuit against Aslan Trakhov and his relatives regarding the transfer of "property obtained in violation of anti-corruption legislation" to the Russian Federation, the joint press service of the courts of the Volgograd Region reported today.

The city court's decision was appealed by the parties, as well as by "a person not involved in the case," according to a publication on the agency's Telegram channel.

The first-instance court's decision was upheld The amendments, the parties' appeals, were dismissed.

The regional court reviewed the case materials and heard the participants in the proceedings, the statement said. "The trial court's decision was upheld, the parties' appeals were dismissed, and the appeal of a person not involved in the case was dismissed without consideration. The court's decision to confiscate the property for the benefit of the Russian Federation has entered into legal force," the department stated.

Asset seizure accompanied by persecution of Trakhov's relatives

As a reminder, in September 2025, Aslan Trakhov's son, Rustem Trakhov, submitted his resignation as a judge of the Prikubansky District Court of Krasnodar, which was approved by the Qualification Collegium of Judges.

A criminal case for fraud and money laundering was opened against Susana Kobleva, who, according to media reports, is Aslan Trakhov's daughter. In early October 2025, Susana Kobleva was arrested, and her ex-husband Kaplan was also detained and charged with fraud.

The civil forfeiture mechanism allows for the seizure of property from officials and judges even without establishing a crime, if the value of their assets cannot be explained by official income and there is no evidence of their legal acquisition. In Russia, this tool is used selectively; such lawsuits are rarely filed against senior judges. Under these circumstances, these lawsuits serve more as a pressure factor than a fair legal mechanism, lawyer Timur Filippov told the "Caucasian Knot" in response to the Prosecutor General's Office's demand to seize the assets of another Kuban justice official, the head of the Council of Judges, Viktor Momotov.

The Prosecutor General's Office is demanding the seizure of approximately 100 properties, including the Marton hotel chain, from Momotov and his longtime business partner, Kuban entrepreneur Andrei Marchenko.