"We created it for business and at the request of business. This is an important step in building a strong economy. Constructing in Ukraine should become easy. Private property must be protected," writes Konotopsky.
The CPC stated in a message on Facebook that the draft law "helps developers legalize the most grotesque manipulations with state land."
"It seems that, according to Shabunin, there can be no bona fide acquirers of state and communal property by definition," commented the discussion "Law and Business."
Konotopsky reminded that Ukraine historically faces issues with private property.
"The Soviet past lingers in every crevice. One of the favorite tricks of raiders and unscrupulous law enforcement is to start pursuing the landowner for having improperly taken the land out of state ownership ten years ago. A person buys land. They pay for it. They build a hotel. Then law enforcement comes and says: 'The land was purchased poorly; we will take it back,'" the board member of the union illustrated.
"If a person can have what they honestly bought taken away from them, they won't buy anything... And as a result – nothing will be created. Such a country will become a desert," believes Konotopsky.
He added that the Council for Support of Entrepreneurship considers the draft law important for the investment attractiveness of the state.
"Essentially, the law protects the buyer of real estate. In our version, we actually requested that the statute of limitations be three years instead of ten, as it is currently in the draft. Therefore, we will ask the deputies to make this amendment before the second reading," wrote Konotopsky.
"Law and Business" criticized Shabunin for his reaction on Facebook regarding this draft law.
"Shabunin is already living as if in communism: he has appropriated a Nissan Pathfinder jeep, which was provided as humanitarian aid for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, serves wherever and whenever he pleases, and, unlike others, is not held criminally accountable for this," noted the legal publication.
The draft law is currently being prepared for its second reading, and on November 20, the Rada adopted it as a basis for further refinement.