The Supreme court defended the buyer of a foreign car, declared wanted by Canada

The Supreme Court of Russia (VS) ordered the Interior Ministry to lift the ban on registration actions with a car imported from Canada, which is on the international wanted list, and allow it to operate, the press service of the court reported.

The Interior Ministry refused to register the car of a resident of St. Petersburg Danila Kosachev because of his being on the international wanted list. Kosachev demanded through the court to exclude the car from the register of vehicles wanted by Interpol.

Three courts found the MIA’s refusal unfounded. They pointed out that the information about the theft of the car and its location in the Interpol database is based on unconfirmed data and is of a presumptive nature for Russia.

The Interior Ministry appealed these decisions to the Armed Forces. The representative of the department said that it is possible to exclude the car from such accounting either at the initiative of the party that declared it wanted, or after the expiration of the control period for storing information.

The Supreme Court changed the decisions of lower instances: he did not demand to exclude the car from the international wanted list, but ordered the Interior Ministry to lift the ban on registration actions and allow the car to operate. The Armed Forces pointed to the need to protect the interests of Russians who own cars, who are wanted at the initiative of unfriendly countries.

In July, the state Duma introduced a bill that will allow to register in Russia cars wanted by Interpol. Now a conscientious buyer can find out about this status of the machine only after its import and appeal to the traffic police. At the same time, the Russian registration does not stop the international search, and the car can be seized abroad.

According to Interpol, from February 2024 to July 2026, 4,798 cars were found in Russia, claimed as stolen in this country.