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The Ministry of Justice appealed the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on the complaint of victims with a terrorist attack in Beslan, according to which the Russian authorities must pay more than three million euros to the victims. It is reported by TASS with reference to the department.

Now the case can be considered in the Grand Chamber of the court.

According to officials, the decision has “obvious contradictions” with judicial practice in similar cases in relation to other countries of the Council of Europe. The Ministry of Justice is considered an assessment that the court gave the actions of the security forces during the assault on the Beslan school No. 1, "the obvious use of double standards in relation to Russia."

On April 13, the ECHR ordered Russia to pay 409 to the victims with a compensation attack in a total of 2 million 955 thousand euros and reimburse them with 88 thousand euros of legal costs.

The court recognized that Russia violated in relation to applicants Article 2 (right to life) and 13 (the right to an effective means of legal protection) of the European Convention. According to the position of the court, the authorities, the school captured by the Chechen separatists, did not take the necessary measures to minimize the risks for hostages. In the future, it was noted in the decision, the circumstances of the attack and the causes of the death of people were not investigated.

The Ministry of Justice immediately after the publication of the decision called him "unreasonable" and said they would appeal.

On the morning of September 1, 2004, more than 30 Chechen separatists under the command of Rasul Khachbarov (Colonel) captured the Beslan school No. 1 during the line on the occasion of the start of the school year. Armed people who arrived on a truck covered with an extension opened automatic shooting over the heads of the audience and driven almost everyone into the school building - mostly to the gym. After that, they mined the gym. In the next two days, almost all male hostages were shot.

On September 3, around noon, a car with four employees of the Ministry of Emergencies drove up to the building, who were supposed to take the bodies of the killed hostages. At that moment, explosions were heard at the school, after which random firing began on both sides, and children and women began to jump out of the windows and the gym formed in the wall of the gym.

334 people became victims of the attack, including 318 hostages, of which 186 are children. In addition, 10 FSB special forces, two employees of the Ministry of Emergencies and 15 policemen were killed. 810 hostages, as well as special forces by the FSB, police and military, received injuries.

Almost all participants in the capture during the assault were killed. Only one remained alive - Nurpashi Kulaev. He was condemned by a life sentence.

The victims filed complaints with the ECHR in June 2007 - May 2011. July 2, 2015, the court recognized most of the complaints justified . At the same time, however, the judges rejected the charges against Russia under Articles 3 (prohibition of torture), 6 (the right to a fair trial), 8 (the right to respect private and family life) and 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention.

On September 1, 2016, at school No. 1, five activists of the Beslan Voice Committee - local residents, whose children died or were injured during the assault on the school were detained. They came to the gym in T -shirts with the inscription "Putin - the executioner of Beslan." All participants of the action were appointed fines or mandatory work.