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The court ordered the widow of a military man killed in Chechnya to return a survivor's pension of 626 thousand rubles
In Nizhny Novgorod, a court ordered the widow of a serviceman who died in Chechnya, Yevgenia Teryaeva, to return to the state 626,000 rubles received over four years as a survivor's pension.
The decision was made on 11 April. The court ruled that Teryaeva received a pension illegally, since she is a servicewoman.
The claim of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Military Commissariat against Teryaeva was partially satisfied - the court refused to pay interest in the amount of 85.5 thousand rubles. At the same time, the judge granted a counterclaim to declare illegal the refusal of the military registration and enlistment office to pay Teryaeva monthly monetary compensation as a family member of the deceased serviceman.
The Mother's Right Foundation, which represents the interests of Yevgenia Teryaeva, announced an appeal against the verdict. According to the foundation's lawyers, a woman is entitled to a survivor's pension, regardless of whether she herself is a soldier. In addition, in 2013, another court already recognized the right of Teryaeva and other widows of the dead military to receive such a pension.
“Whether Teryaeva herself serves or not, the state should compensate her for the income of her husband who died in battle, just like any widow of a deceased serviceman who works as a librarian, cleaner, cook, salesman,” says [press secretary of the Mother’s Right Foundation] Anna Kashirtseva.
- In Nizhny Novgorod, the case of another widow of a military man who died in Chechnya, Natalya Semak, who was accused of fraud for receiving a survivor's pension, is being considered. The decision to initiate proceedings, in particular, speaks of "criminal intent to unlawfully embezzle budgetary funds paid ... as a survivor's pension." A hearing in the case has been scheduled for May 12.