The ECHR awarded 68 thousand euros to a resident of Ingushetia after the disappearance of her son

The European Court of Human Rights awarded 68 thousand euros in compensation to Ingushetia resident Marzhan Kushtova after the disappearance of her son in 2006. this . reports Interfax

In her complaint, Kushtova said that on January 25, 2006, her son Ibragim was stopped by traffic police near Magas airport. He was forcibly transferred into a car by unknown men in camouflage who were armed. Since then, no one has seen Ibragim Kushtov.

Kushtov’s relatives immediately reported the disappearance to the prosecutor’s office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB; they feared that police officers were involved in Kushtov’s disappearance. The investigation into the case is still ongoing. Ibrahim's family believes he was kidnapped to force his older brother Isa Kushtov, wanted on terrorism charges, to surrender to law enforcement.

Russian authorities did not dispute the information presented in the complaint, but maintained that the man's abductors had not been found and were not related to law enforcement agencies.

The Strasbourg court concluded that Russia violated several articles of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: Article 2 (right to life), Article 3 (prohibition of torture), Article 5 (right to liberty and security of person) and Article 13 (right to effective remedies).

The resolution states that the Russian authorities must pay 5 thousand euros in compensation for moral damage to Kushtova, 60 thousand in compensation for non-material damage to Kushtova and her children, as well as three thousand to cover legal costs.