Armored vehicles

The ECHR awarded 1,534,750 euros of compensation for non-pecuniary damage and legal costs for two cases about the abductions of the inhabitants of Chechnya by the federals in 2001-2005. Both decisions on Tuesday are published on the website of the Strasbourg Court.

Compensations are scheduled for 20 families: Aslambek Abdurzakov, Vaita Askhabova, Zindi Duarkaeva, Musa Zaurbekova, Saikhan Isaeva, Razumbek Iseva, Magomed Israilov, Movsara Limaev, Rustam Makaeva, Magomed-emina Mezhidov, Musa Mintsaligov, Shamkhan Murdalov, Rizwan Oybueva, Adam Saghida, Akhada and Khamzat Shahidovs, Ruslan Edilsultanov, Magomed Elzhekaev, Suleiman Said-Hussein Elmurzaev, Anzor and Salah Yakhyayev, Vakhid Yakhyaev. Most of them were abducted from their houses by security forces in camouflage, who arrived on Bether or other military vehicles.

Russia was found guilty of violation of articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman circulation), 5 (right to freedom and personal integrity) and 13 (the right to an effective means of legal protection) of the European Convention.

Moscow objected to the arguments of the applicants. The Russian Ministry of Justice claimed that relatives of the stolen did not provide sufficient evidence confirming the involvement of the army or other state structures in crimes, and also did not exhaust all the possibilities to defend their right in national courts.

However, the Strasbourg court unanimously supported the claims claimed in complaints.

During the time that passed after the Second Chechen War, the ECHR has already made dozens of decisions favorable for applicants for such complaints, having collected millions of euros from Russia.